CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" /> <link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11"> <link rel="pingback" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/xmlrpc.php">  <link rel="preload" fetchpriority="high" as="image" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85&w=1920" imagesrcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" imagesizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /> <meta name='robots' content='index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1' /> <style>img:is([sizes="auto" i], [sizes^="auto," i]) { contain-intrinsic-size: 3000px 1500px }</style> <link rel="preconnect" href="//fonts.googleapis.com" /> <link rel="preconnect" href="//fonts.gstatic.com" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//s.skimresources.com" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//static.chartbeat.com" /> <script type="text/javascript"> (function() { /** CONFIGURATION START **/ var _sf_async_config = window._sf_async_config = (window._sf_async_config || {}); _sf_async_config.uid = '59650'; _sf_async_config.domain = ''; _sf_async_config.useCanonical = true; _sf_async_config.useCanonicalDomain = true; _sf_async_config.sections = 'Air Force,Around the World,Military Branches,News,Tactics,Tech & Tactics,United States'; _sf_async_config.authors = 'David Roza'; /** CONFIGURATION END **/ function loadChartbeat() { var e = document.createElement('script'); var n = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; e.type = 'text/javascript'; e.async = true; e.src = '//static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js'; n.parentNode.insertBefore(e, n); } loadChartbeat(); })(); </script>   <title>Air Force investigates C-130 crew for Martha's Vineyard motorcycle pick-up</title> <meta name="description" content="The Air Force C-130 Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again, but not in the most up-to-regs manner." /> <link rel="canonical" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/" /> <meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" /> <meta property="og:type" content="article" /> <meta property="og:title" content="Air Force investigates cargo plane crew for ‘unplanned’ landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha’s Vineyard" /> <meta property="og:description" content="The Air Force C-130 Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again, but not in the most up-to-regs manner." /> <meta property="og:url" content="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Task & Purpose" /> <meta property="article:publisher" content="https://facebook.com/taskandpurpose" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85" /> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1920" /> <meta property="og:image:height" content="1080" /> <meta property="og:image:type" content="image/jpeg" /> <meta name="author" content="David Roza" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:creator" content="@taskandpurpose" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@taskandpurpose" /> <meta name="twitter:label1" content="Written by" /> <meta name="twitter:data1" content="David Roza" /> <meta name="twitter:label2" content="Est. reading time" /> <meta name="twitter:data2" content="5 minutes" /> <script type="application/ld+json" class="yoast-schema-graph">{"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/"},"author":[{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com#/schema/person/e3b3ed27d4337c8d4374566d8c598d6f","name":"David Roza","description":"David covered the Air Force, Space Force, and anything Star Wars-related for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023. He previously covered local news in Maine and FDA policy in Washington D.C. David loves hearing the stories of individual airmen and their families and sharing the human side of Americaâ€™s most tech-heavy military branch.","url":"https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/","image":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?quality=85","sameAs":["https://twitter.com/DavidSRoza"]}],"headline":"Air Force investigates cargo plane crew for ‘unplanned’ landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha’s Vineyard","datePublished":"2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00","dateModified":"2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/"},"wordCount":1005,"publisher":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85","articleSection":["Air Force","Around the World","Military Branches","News","Tactics","Tech & Tactics","United States"],"inLanguage":"en-US","ArticleBody":"The Air Force C-130 is one of the most versatile aircraft in its arsenal: it can deliver close air support, put out wildfires, and pick up special operators from austere landing strips in the middle of nowhere. In fact, the Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again recently in the Northeast.\n\nEarly Friday afternoon, residents of the famous Massachusetts island vacation town Martha’s Vineyard were surprised to see a C-130 with its four big, loud turboprop engines appear in the sky, land at the Martha’s Vineyard airport, drop its cargo ramp, pick up a motorcycle, then take off again in just about 15 minutes.\n\n“Don’t see that every day,” said local resident Doug Ulwick, who was dining at the nearby Plane View Restaurant at the time and could see the whole affair, according to the Martha’s Vineyard Times, which first reported the story.\n\nUnlike white-throated sparrows, American goldfinches, or cedar waxwings, the C-130 is not a bird often seen in Martha’s Vineyard. In fact, this particular Hercules had come all the way from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, where it is assigned to the 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. A spokesperson with the 403rd Wing confirmed the incident.\n\n“The crew picked up a motorcycle that belonged to one of the crew members,” said Lt. Col. Marnee Losurdo, the wing’s Chief of Public Affairs. “Leadership is aware of the incident, which is under investigation. Once the investigation is complete we will provide additional information.”\n\n\t\t\t\t\tA WC-130J pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flies towards the sunset after a pass through Hurricane Laura from Charleston International Airport, S.C. Aug. 25, 2020 (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nSubscribe to Task & Purpose Today. Get the latest in military news, entertainment, and gear in your inbox daily.\n\nBetter known as the “Hurricane Hunters,” The 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron is a reserve unit unique in the Air Force because it flies straight into fierce storms to collect data that satellites can’t. Their WC-130J aircraft have a suite of special sensors to pick up data on humidity, wind speed, wind direction, temperature, air pressure, dewpoint and other elements which help scientists at the National Hurricane Center figure out where the storm is heading and when it will get there.\n\nEven when hurricane season wraps up in late November, the Hurricane Hunters keep flying through the winter as part of its atmospheric river mission, where they track massive bands of moisture crossing the sky above the Pacific Ocean. Like with the hurricanes, the 53rd tracks these atmospheric rivers for scientists on the West Coast who can use the data the airmen collect to help prepare for flooding or snowfall.\n\n“The big thing is water management,” said Lt. Col. Tobi Baker of the 53rd in a recent press release. “The better the forecast, the more local agencies along the coast are aware of how much water they can use from the reservoirs or how much they need to conserve.”\n\n\t\t\t\t\tThe Hurricane Hunters fly through the eye of a storm. The eye itself can be 20-40 miles wide, big enough to fit a city. (Photo courtesy Lt. Col. Mark Withee)\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\nNow the 2022 hurricane season is on the horizon, but it was unclear exactly what the crew of the 53rd was doing in the Martha's Vineyard area last week. Losurdo said they were performing “an off-station training mission” before making “an unplanned stop,” but did not share additional details.\n\nOf course, with inflation and gas prices being what they are, it’s hard to blame a crew member for making a quick pitstop to pick up their bike on the way back home. Still, there’s a reason why Air Force Manual 11-202  compels aircrews to “ensure off-station training achieves valid training requirements … and avoids the appearance of government waste or abuse.” That is because aircrews have made far more wasteful pitstops for personal reasons in the past. \n\nFor example, back in 2018, the commander of the Vermont Air National Guard was booted from his job after using an F-16 fighter jet to fly to Washington D.C. for an interstate booty call. Even further back, in 2006 two airmen from the New York Air National Guard pleaded guilty to narcotics charges after smuggling more than 200,000 pills of Ecstasy from Germany aboard their C-5 Galaxy cargo jet.\n\nBesides the financial cost of fuel, there is always the safety risk of something going wrong during an unauthorized personal flight. As bad as the headlines are after an airplane crash, imagine how much worse it would be if that happened during an interstate booty call. Still, if the description of the motorcycle is accurate, it could be a ride worth getting in some hot water for.\n\n“I saw a vintage BMW motorcycle. I used to own old vintage BMW motorcycles, so that’s how I know,” Tristan Israel, a local county commissioner who was also eating lunch at the Plane View Restaurant, told The Martha’s Vineyard Times. Israel guessed it was pre-1972 based on the logo. \n\n“I was eating next to the window,” he added. “We looked out and we saw the plane. We saw people walking a vintage motorcycle up to the plane.”\n\nWhat’s new on Task & Purpose\n\nAfter training together for years, Air Force pilots are watching Ukrainian friends fight for their livesAn Army vet’s realization in Ukraine: ‘So horrible or heartbreaking that you can’t continue’‘They own the long clock’ — How the Russian military is starting to adapt in Ukraine‘We strike at night, when the Russians sleep’ — How Ukraine is stalking Russian armor with dronesThe leg tuck is officially dead and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test\n\nWant to write for Task & Purpose? Click here. Or check out the latest stories on our homepage."},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/","url":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/","name":"Air Force investigates C-130 crew for Martha's Vineyard motorcycle pick-up","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85","datePublished":"2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00","dateModified":"2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00","description":"The Air Force C-130 Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again, but not in the most up-to-regs manner.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/#primaryimage","url":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85","contentUrl":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., takes off for its functional check flight July 13, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":"https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/","description":"News and views from across the U.S. military and veteran community.","name":"News"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":"https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/","description":"Military news based on region.","name":"Around the World"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":"https://taskandpurpose.com/category/united-states/","description":"Military news from the United States.","name":"United States"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Air Force investigates cargo plane crew for ‘unplanned’ landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha’s Vineyard"}],"numberOfItems":4,"itemListOrder":"Ascending","@context":"https://schema.org"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/#website","url":"https://taskandpurpose.com/","name":"Task & Purpose","description":"Task & Purpose provides military news, culture, and analysis by and for the military and veterans community.","publisher":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/#organization"},"alternateName":"Task And Purpose","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/#organization","name":"Task & Purpose","alternateName":"Task And Purpose","url":"https://taskandpurpose.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/#/schema/logo/image/","url":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Task-and-Purpose-2.png?quality=85","contentUrl":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Task-and-Purpose-2.png?quality=85","width":3584,"height":730,"caption":"Task & Purpose"},"image":{"@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com/#/schema/logo/image/"},"sameAs":["https://facebook.com/taskandpurpose","https://x.com/taskandpurpose","https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/","https://www.linkedin.com/company/taskandpurpose/","https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg"],"publishingPrinciples":"https://taskandpurpose.com/about-task-purpose/"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://taskandpurpose.com#/schema/person/e3b3ed27d4337c8d4374566d8c598d6f","name":"David Roza","description":"David covered the Air Force, Space Force, and anything Star Wars-related for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023. He previously covered local news in Maine and FDA policy in Washington D.C. David loves hearing the stories of individual airmen and their families and sharing the human side of Americaâ€™s most tech-heavy military branch.","url":"https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/","image":"https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?quality=85","sameAs":["https://twitter.com/DavidSRoza"]}]}</script>  <meta name="article:published_time" content="2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00" /> <meta name="article:modified_time" content="2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00" /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//ak.sail-horizon.com' /> <link rel='dns-prefetch' href='//stats.wp.com' /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-0' href='https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-includes/css/dist/block-library/style.min.css?m=1739294329g' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='wp-block-library-theme-inline-css'> .wp-block-audio :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-audio :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-audio{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-code{border:1px solid #ccc;border-radius:4px;font-family:Menlo,Consolas,monaco,monospace;padding:.8em 1em}.wp-block-embed :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-embed :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-embed{margin:0 0 1em}.blocks-gallery-caption{color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .blocks-gallery-caption{color:#ffffffa6}:root :where(.wp-block-image figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme :root :where(.wp-block-image figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-image{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-pullquote{border-bottom:4px solid;border-top:4px solid;color:currentColor;margin-bottom:1.75em}.wp-block-pullquote cite,.wp-block-pullquote footer,.wp-block-pullquote__citation{color:currentColor;font-size:.8125em;font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase}.wp-block-quote{border-left:.25em solid;margin:0 0 1.75em;padding-left:1em}.wp-block-quote cite,.wp-block-quote footer{color:currentColor;font-size:.8125em;font-style:normal;position:relative}.wp-block-quote:where(.has-text-align-right){border-left:none;border-right:.25em solid;padding-left:0;padding-right:1em}.wp-block-quote:where(.has-text-align-center){border:none;padding-left:0}.wp-block-quote.is-large,.wp-block-quote.is-style-large,.wp-block-quote:where(.is-style-plain){border:none}.wp-block-search .wp-block-search__label{font-weight:700}.wp-block-search__button{border:1px solid #ccc;padding:.375em .625em}:where(.wp-block-group.has-background){padding:1.25em 2.375em}.wp-block-separator.has-css-opacity{opacity:.4}.wp-block-separator{border:none;border-bottom:2px solid;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.wp-block-separator.has-alpha-channel-opacity{opacity:1}.wp-block-separator:not(.is-style-wide):not(.is-style-dots){width:100px}.wp-block-separator.has-background:not(.is-style-dots){border-bottom:none;height:1px}.wp-block-separator.has-background:not(.is-style-wide):not(.is-style-dots){height:2px}.wp-block-table{margin:0 0 1em}.wp-block-table td,.wp-block-table th{word-break:normal}.wp-block-table :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-table :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-video :where(figcaption){color:#555;font-size:13px;text-align:center}.is-dark-theme .wp-block-video :where(figcaption){color:#ffffffa6}.wp-block-video{margin:0 0 1em}:root :where(.wp-block-template-part.has-background){margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;padding:1.25em 2.375em} </style> <style id='recurrent-newsletter-email-style-inline-css'> .newsletter-signup-form-wrapper { position: relative; } .newsletter-signup-success { display: none; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; justify-content: center; align-items: center; } .newsletter-signup-form-wrapper button[disabled] { cursor: not-allowed; } </style> <style id='acf-newsletter-review-style-inline-css'> .NewsletterReviews-block { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; } .NewsletterReviews-block .NewsletterReviews-title { border-bottom: 1px solid #000; display: block; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.01em; line-height: 1em; padding: 0 5px 10px; margin: 0 0 50px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; } .NewsletterReviews-wrapper { min-height: 300px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%; transition: height ease .3s; } .NewsletterReviews-list { align-items: start; display: flex; transform: translateX(0%); transition: all ease .2s; } body.page .entry-content .NewsletterReviews-block ul.NewsletterReviews-indicators, body.page .entry-content .NewsletterReviews-block ul.NewsletterReviews-list { margin: 0; padding: 0; } body.page .entry-content .NewsletterReviews-block .NewsletterReviews-indicators li, body.page .entry-content .NewsletterReviews-block .NewsletterReviews-list li { list-style: none; } .NewsletterReview { align-items: center; display: flex; justify-content: center; margin-right: 30px; min-height: 300px; min-width: 100%; padding: 0; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-content { align-items: center; background: #fff; border-radius: 10px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-items: center; margin-top: 40px; max-width: 540px; min-height: 195px; padding: 60px 30px 40px; position: relative; width: 100%; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-content.noPicture { margin-top: 0px; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-figure { border-radius: 100%; height: 80px; left: calc(50% - 40px); overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: -40px; width: 80px; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-figure img { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: top center; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-testimonial { padding-bottom: 15px; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-testimonial, .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-testimonial * { font-size: 35px; font-weight: 450; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1em; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-signature { font-size: 16px; font-weight: 450; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1em; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-signature > p:first-child, .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-testimonial > p:first-child { margin-top: 0; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-signature > p:last-child, .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-testimonial > p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; } body.page .entry-content .NewsletterReviews-block ul.NewsletterReviews-indicators { display: flex; flex-direction: row; gap: 10px; position: relative; padding-top: 50px; } .NewsletterReviews-indicators li { background-color: transparent; border: 1px solid #000; border-radius: 10px; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 10px; width: 10px; } .NewsletterReviews-indicators li.current { background-color: #000; content: ''; cursor: inherit; left: 0; position: absolute; transition: left ease .2s; } .NewsletterReviews-indicators li.current { background-color: #000; } @media (max-width: 664px) { .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-content { padding: 65px 22px 40px; } .NewsletterReview .NewsletterReview-testimonial { font-size: 30px; } } </style> <style id='acf-membership-table-block-style-inline-css'> .MembershipTable { border: none; margin: 0 auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 100px 30px !important; width: 100%; } @media (min-width: 1024px) { .MembershipTable { max-width: 1020px; } } .MembershipTable > ul { align-items: stretch; display: grid; grid-gap: 30px; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; list-style: none; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 0 0 0; } .MembershipTable .Membership { background-color: #FFF; border-radius: 10px; margin-top: 30px; list-style: none; } .MembershipTable .Membership.Membership-isBest { box-shadow: 0px 4px 9px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, .4); margin-top: 0; } .MembershipTable .Membership .Membership-inner { align-items: flex-start; display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%; padding: 49px 28px 24px; } .MembershipTable .Membership.Membership-isBest .Membership-inner { height: calc(100% - 30px); } .Membership-inner > * { width: 100%; } .Membership-inner ul, .Membership-inner ol { margin-left: 0; padding-left: 20px; } .Membership-inner ul li { list-style: disc; } .Membership-inner ol li { list-style: decimal; } .Membership-inner ul li, .Membership-inner ol li { padding-bottom: 1em; } .Membership-bestLable { background-color: #61A0F8; border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0; color: #FFF; display: block; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400; height: 30px; line-height: 30px; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; width: 100%; } .Membership-heading { border-bottom: 1px solid #000; padding: 0 0 12px; } .Membership-heading .title { display: block; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1em; margin: 0 0 7px; } .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .Membership-heading p { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 200; line-height: 1em; margin: 0 0 10px; font-family: neue-haas-grotesk-display-thin, sans-serif; } .MembershipTable .Membership-content, .MembershipTable .Membership-highlighted, .MembershipTable .MembershipDetail-accordion { flex-grow: 1; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 450; line-height: 1.1em; padding: 24px 0; } .MembershipTable .Membership-highlighted { padding: 25px 0; } .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .Membership-content *, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .Membership-highlighted *, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .MembershipDetail-accordion * { line-height: 1.1em; } .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .Membership-highlighted p, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .MembershipDetail-accordion p, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .Membership-highlighted li, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .MembershipDetail-accordion li { padding-bottom: 1em; margin-block-start: 0; margin-block-end: 0; } .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .Membership-highlighted p:last-child, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .MembershipDetail-accordion p:last-child, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .Membership-highlighted li:last-child, .MembershipTable .Membership-inner .MembershipDetail-accordion li:last-child { padding-bottom: 0; } .MembershipTable a.Membership-button { display: inline-block; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.1em; line-height: 1em; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 12px 18px; } body:not(.home) #page .page-content .entry-content .MembershipTable a.Membership-button { text-decoration-line: none; } .MembershipTable .Membership-example { color: #61A0F8; display: block; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; text-decoration-line: underline; } .MembershipTable .Membership-highlighted { display: none; } .MembershipTable .MembershipDetail-accordion { display: block; height: 0px; overflow: hidden; transition: all linear .2s; padding: 0 0; } .Membership .MembershipDetail-button, .Membership .MembershipDetail-button:hover { color: #000; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; } .Membership .MembershipDetail-button .less, .Membership .MembershipDetail-button .more { text-decoration: underline; } .Membership-details { display: none; padding: 16px 0 0 0; } .Membership-details .less, .Membership-details.open .more { text-decoration: underline; display: none; } .MembershipDetail-button:after { border: solid #000; border-width: 0 2px 2px 0; content: ""; display: inline-block; height: 6px; margin: 0 0 0 5px; position: relative; top: -2px; transform: rotate(45deg); width: 6px; transition: all linear .3s; } .Membership-details.open .MembershipDetail-button:after { transform: rotate(225deg); top: 0; } .Membership-details.open .less { display: inline-block; } .Membership-details.open .MembershipDetail-accordion { height: 100%; padding: 24px 0 0; } @media (max-width: 1024px) { .Membership-inner { padding: 49px 20px 16px; } } @media (max-width: 800px) { .MembershipTable > ul { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .Membership { order: 1; } .MembershipTable .Membership.Membership-isBest { order: 0; box-shadow: none; } .Membership .Membership-content { display: none; } .Membership .Membership-details, .Membership .Membership-highlighted { display: block; } } @media (max-width: 664px) { .Membership-heading { padding: 0 0 15px; } .MembershipTable .Membership .Membership-inner { padding: 50px 30px 25px; } .MembershipTable .Membership-button { font-weight: 500; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1em; padding: 16px 23px; } } </style> <style id='safe-svg-svg-icon-style-inline-css'> .safe-svg-cover{text-align:center}.safe-svg-cover .safe-svg-inside{display:inline-block;max-width:100%}.safe-svg-cover svg{height:100%;max-height:100%;max-width:100%;width:100%} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-12' href='https://taskandpurpose.com/_static/??-eJzTLy/QzcxLzilNSS3WzyrWz01NyUxMzUnNTc0rQeEU5CRWphbp5qSmJyZX6uVm5uklFxfr6OPTDpRD5sM02efaGpobWxpZmhgbGwAAROEu5A==' type='text/css' media='all' /> <style id='jetpack-sharing-buttons-style-inline-css'> .jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;list-style-type:none;margin:5px;padding:0}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-small-icon-size{font-size:12px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-normal-icon-size{font-size:16px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-large-icon-size{font-size:24px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-huge-icon-size{font-size:36px}@media print{.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:none!important}}.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-jetpack-sharing-buttons{gap:0;padding-inline-start:0}ul.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-background{padding:1.25em 2.375em} </style> <style id='global-styles-inline-css'> :root{--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--square: 1;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--4-3: 4/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-4: 3/4;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--3-2: 3/2;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--2-3: 2/3;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--16-9: 16/9;--wp--preset--aspect-ratio--9-16: 9/16;--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}.wp-block-pullquote{--wp--preset--font-size--regular: 1rem;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 2.5rem;}.wp-block-group{--wp--preset--color--secondary-700: #7a7258;--wp--preset--color--secondary-800: #545C60;}.wp-block-quote{--wp--preset--font-size--regular: 1rem;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 2.5rem;}:root { --wp--style--global--content-size: 1024px;--wp--style--global--wide-size: 1280px; }:where(body) { margin: 0; }.wp-site-blocks > .alignleft { float: left; margin-right: 2em; }.wp-site-blocks > .alignright { float: right; margin-left: 2em; }.wp-site-blocks > .aligncenter { justify-content: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}.is-layout-flow > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}.is-layout-flow > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}.is-layout-flow > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignleft{float: left;margin-inline-start: 0;margin-inline-end: 2em;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignright{float: right;margin-inline-start: 2em;margin-inline-end: 0;}.is-layout-constrained > .aligncenter{margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > :where(:not(.alignleft):not(.alignright):not(.alignfull)){max-width: var(--wp--style--global--content-size);margin-left: auto !important;margin-right: auto !important;}.is-layout-constrained > .alignwide{max-width: var(--wp--style--global--wide-size);}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body{padding-top: 0px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left: 0px;}a:where(:not(.wp-element-button)){text-decoration: underline;}:root :where(.wp-element-button, .wp-block-button__link){background-color: #32373c;border-width: 0;color: #fff;font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: inherit;padding: calc(0.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);text-decoration: none;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}.wp-block-pullquote.has-regular-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--regular) !important;}.wp-block-pullquote.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.wp-block-group.has-secondary-700-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-700) !important;}.wp-block-group.has-secondary-800-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-800) !important;}.wp-block-group.has-secondary-700-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-700) !important;}.wp-block-group.has-secondary-800-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-800) !important;}.wp-block-group.has-secondary-700-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-700) !important;}.wp-block-group.has-secondary-800-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-800) !important;}.wp-block-quote.has-regular-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--regular) !important;}.wp-block-quote.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;} :where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;} :where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;} :root :where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;} </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-16' href='https://taskandpurpose.com/_static/??-eJyVi0EKgCAQRS+UDSUSLaKziE4lpQ0zStfP2rZq9R/89+Ai5c6UMWVwR6ijYlF0lDUkAUZXmJ/PB6mCCMhmGX1bsYG/7cKv/a3zhhEFspXdJk+F6RR8E0v02HOcukGPejC9NjdHzkMD' type='text/css' media='all' /> <link rel="preload" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+3:ital,wght@0,200..900;1,200..900&family=Source+Serif+4:ital,opsz,wght@0,8..60,200..900;1,8..60,200..900&display=swap" as="style" /> <link rel='stylesheet' id='font-source-sans-css' href='https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Sans+3:ital,wght@0,200..900;1,200..900&family=Source+Serif+4:ital,opsz,wght@0,8..60,200..900;1,8..60,200..900&display=swap' media="none" onload="this.media='all'" /> <style id='font-source-sans-inline-css'> @font-face { font-family: "Source Sans\ 3 fallback"; src: local("Arial"); size-adjust: 92%; ascent-override: 109%; descent-override: 45%; line-gap-override: 0%; } @font-face { font-family: "Source Serif 4 fallback"; src: local("Times New Roman"); size-adjust: 108%; ascent-override: 88%; descent-override: 20%; line-gap-override: 0%; } </style> <link rel='stylesheet' id='all-css-18' href='https://taskandpurpose.com/_static/??/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-widget/css/widget.subscribe.css,/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/recurrent/dist/css/lightbox.css?m=1739341326' type='text/css' media='all' /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/themes/recurrent-base/blocks/newsletter-email/script.js?m=1738012914g" ></script><script src='//ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js?ver=6.7.2' type='text/javascript' async></script><script type="text/javascript" id="tag-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var tag = {"options":{"customerId":"ccaf81872e9b2646fb1597cb5ec7498f"}}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/_static/??-eJyVjMEKAjEMRH/INqwVxYP4Ld1uqCltXJuEZf/eFT14EoSBN4c3A8vsiFO1CQXKlodhXz/wjdgX2cEvyTXKPSp+y+nOiqwwV8vEAhKp6q2bW2jKqK8PjfkP+9282Cip04jb9Nouwymcw2EI+2N5Arg/Sik=" ></script><script> // Block presence of other buttons window.__Marker = {}; </script>  <meta name="sailthru.date" content="2022-03-30 09:42:32" /> <meta name="sailthru.title" content="Air Force investigates cargo plane crew for ‘unplanned’ landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha’s Vineyard" /> <meta name="sailthru.tags" content="Air Force,Around the World,Military Branches,News,Tactics,Tech & Tactics,United States,taskandpurpose" /> <meta name="sailthru.author" content="David Roza" /> <meta name="sailthru.description" content="The Air Force C-130 Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again, but not in the most up-to-regs manner." /> <meta name="sailthru.image.full" content="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85" /> <meta name="sailthru.image.thumb" content="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85&w=50" />   <style>img#wpstats{display:none}</style> <script type="text/javascript">var sailthru_vars = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}</script><script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; window.dataLayer.push({"event":"pageview","Author":"David Roza","CMS Tags":"","CMS Title":"Air Force investigates cargo plane crew for \u2018unplanned\u2019 landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha\u2019s Vineyard","Canonical URL":"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard\/","Categories":"Air Force, Around the World, Military Branches, News, Tactics, Tech & Tactics, United States","Content Types":"News, Non-Evergreen, Non-Membership","Excerpt":"The Air Force C-130 Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again, but not in the most up-to-regs manner.","Internal Tags":"","Meta Description":"The Air Force C-130 Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again, but not in the most up-to-regs manner.","Meta Robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1","Modified Date":"2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00","Permalink":"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard\/","Primary Category":"News","Published Date":"2022-03-30T09:42:32-04:00","SEO Title":"Air Force investigates C-130 crew for Martha's Vineyard motorcycle pick-up","Summary":"The Air Force C-130 Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again, but not in the most up-to-regs manner.","account":"Task & Purpose","article_id":254049,"article_length":"1005 words","article_name":"Air Force investigates cargo plane crew for \u2018unplanned\u2019 landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha\u2019s Vineyard","contributors":"","pageLocation":"https:\/\/taskandpurpose.com\/news\/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard\/","pageReferrer":"","pageType":"post","reading_time":"5 min.","userId":null,"userType":"Guest"}); </script> <meta name="taxonomy:content-type-1-group" content="Non-Membership" /> <meta name="taxonomy:content-type-2-page-type" content="News" /> <meta name="taxonomy:content-type-3-timeframe" content="Non-Evergreen" /> <meta name="taxonomy:category" content="Air Force, Around the World, Military Branches, News, Tactics, Tech & Tactics, United States" /> <meta name="category:primary-category" content="News" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/air-force/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-branches/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/tactics/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/tech-tactics/feed/" /> <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/united-states/feed/" />  <script> (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start': new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src= 'https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f); })(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-PCWHDHC'); </script> <link rel="icon" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Task-and-Purpose-Icon.png?quality=85&w=32" sizes="32x32" /> <link rel="icon" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Task-and-Purpose-Icon.png?quality=85&w=192" sizes="192x192" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Task-and-Purpose-Icon.png?quality=85&w=180" /> <meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Task-and-Purpose-Icon.png?quality=85&w=270" />  <script>"use strict";function _typeof(t){return(_typeof="function"==typeof Symbol&&"symbol"==typeof Symbol.iterator?function(t){return typeof t}:function(t){return t&&"function"==typeof Symbol&&t.constructor===Symbol&&t!==Symbol.prototype?"symbol":typeof t})(t)}!function(){var t=function(){var t,e,o=[],n=window,r=n;for(;r;){try{if(r.frames.__tcfapiLocator){t=r;break}}catch(t){}if(r===n.top)break;r=r.parent}t||(!function t(){var e=n.document,o=!!n.frames.__tcfapiLocator;if(!o)if(e.body){var r=e.createElement("iframe");r.style.cssText="display:none",r.name="__tcfapiLocator",e.body.appendChild(r)}else setTimeout(t,5);return!o}(),n.__tcfapi=function(){for(var t=arguments.length,n=new Array(t),r=0;r<t;r++)n[r]=arguments[r];if(!n.length)return o;"setGdprApplies"===n[0]?n.length>3&&2===parseInt(n[1],10)&&"boolean"==typeof n[3]&&(e=n[3],"function"==typeof n[2]&&n[2]("set",!0)):"ping"===n[0]?"function"==typeof n[2]&&n[2]({gdprApplies:e,cmpLoaded:!1,cmpStatus:"stub"}):o.push(n)},n.addEventListener("message",(function(t){var e="string"==typeof t.data,o={};if(e)try{o=JSON.parse(t.data)}catch(t){}else o=t.data;var n="object"===_typeof(o)&&null!==o?o.__tcfapiCall:null;n&&window.__tcfapi(n.command,n.version,(function(o,r){var a={__tcfapiReturn:{returnValue:o,success:r,callId:n.callId}};t&&t.source&&t.source.postMessage&&t.source.postMessage(e?JSON.stringify(a):a,"*")}),n.parameter)}),!1))};"undefined"!=typeof module?module.exports=t:t()}();</script> <script>window.__gpp_addFrame=function(e){if(!window.frames[e])if(document.body){var t=document.createElement("iframe");t.style.cssText="display:none",t.name=e,document.body.appendChild(t)}else window.setTimeout(window.__gpp_addFrame,10,e)},window.__gpp_stub=function(){var e=arguments;if(__gpp.queue=__gpp.queue||[],__gpp.events=__gpp.events||[],!e.length||1==e.length&&"queue"==e[0])return __gpp.queue;if(1==e.length&&"events"==e[0])return __gpp.events;var t=e[0],p=e.length>1?e[1]:null,s=e.length>2?e[2]:null;if("ping"===t)p({gppVersion:"1.1",cmpStatus:"stub",cmpDisplayStatus:"hidden",signalStatus:"not ready",supportedAPIs:["2:tcfeuv2","5:tcfcav1","6:uspv1","7:usnatv1","8:uscav1","9:usvav1","10:uscov1","11:usutv1","12:usctv1"],cmpId:0,sectionList:[],applicableSections:[],gppString:"",parsedSections:{}},!0);else if("addEventListener"===t){"lastId"in __gpp||(__gpp.lastId=0),__gpp.lastId++;var n=__gpp.lastId;__gpp.events.push({id:n,callback:p,parameter:s}),p({eventName:"listenerRegistered",listenerId:n,data:!0,pingData:{gppVersion:"1.1",cmpStatus:"stub",cmpDisplayStatus:"hidden",signalStatus:"not ready",supportedAPIs:["2:tcfeuv2","5:tcfcav1","6:uspv1","7:usnatv1","8:uscav1","9:usvav1","10:uscov1","11:usutv1","12:usctv1"],cmpId:0,sectionList:[],applicableSections:[],gppString:"",parsedSections:{}}},!0)}else if("removeEventListener"===t){for(var a=!1,i=0;i<__gpp.events.length;i++)if(__gpp.events[i].id==s){__gpp.events.splice(i,1),a=!0;break}p({eventName:"listenerRemoved",listenerId:s,data:a,pingData:{gppVersion:"1.1",cmpStatus:"stub",cmpDisplayStatus:"hidden",signalStatus:"not ready",supportedAPIs:["2:tcfeuv2","5:tcfcav1","6:uspv1","7:usnatv1","8:uscav1","9:usvav1","10:uscov1","11:usutv1","12:usctv1"],cmpId:0,sectionList:[],applicableSections:[],gppString:"",parsedSections:{}}},!0)}else"hasSection"===t?p(!1,!0):"getSection"===t||"getField"===t?p(null,!0):__gpp.queue.push([].slice.apply(e))},window.__gpp_msghandler=function(e){var t="string"==typeof e.data;try{var p=t?JSON.parse(e.data):e.data}catch(e){p=null}if("object"==typeof p&&null!==p&&"__gppCall"in p){var s=p.__gppCall;window.__gpp(s.command,(function(p,n){var a={__gppReturn:{returnValue:p,success:n,callId:s.callId}};e.source.postMessage(t?JSON.stringify(a):a,"*")}),"parameter"in s?s.parameter:null,"version"in s?s.version:"1.1")}},"__gpp"in window&&"function"==typeof window.__gpp||(window.__gpp=window.__gpp_stub,window.addEventListener("message",window.__gpp_msghandler,!1),window.__gpp_addFrame("__gppLocator"));</script> <script> window._sp_queue = []; window._sp_ = { config: { accountId: 1965, baseEndpoint: 'https://cdn.privacy-mgmt.com', usnat: {}, gdpr: {}, preferences: {}, events: { onMessageReady: function() { console.log('[event] onMessageReady', arguments); }, onMessageReceiveData: function() { console.log('[event] onMessageReceiveData', arguments); }, onSPPMObjectReady: function() { console.log('[event] onSPPMObjectReady', arguments); }, onSPReady: function() { console.log('[event] onSPReady', arguments); }, onError: function() { console.log('[event] onError', arguments); }, onMessageChoiceSelect: function() { console.log('[event] onMessageChoiceSelect', arguments); }, onConsentReady: function(consentUUID, euconsent) { console.log('[event] onConsentReady', arguments); }, onPrivacyManagerAction: function() { console.log('[event] onPrivacyManagerAction', arguments); }, onPMCancel: function() { console.log('[event] onPMCancel', arguments); } } } } </script> <script src='https://cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/wrapperMessagingWithoutDetection.js' async></script> </head> <body class="post-template post-template-templates post-template-full-width-header post-template-templatesfull-width-header-php single single-post postid-254049 single-format-standard playwire-enabled lightbox-enabled">  <noscript> <iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-PCWHDHC" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"> </iframe> </noscript>  <script type="text/javascript" data-cfasync="false"> window.ramp = window.ramp || {}; window.ramp.que = window.ramp.que || []; window.ramp.forcePath = "article-full-width-header"; window.ramp.que.push(() => { window.ramp.setCustomGamKvs({ targeting_article: "254049", targeting_keyword: "air-force,around-the-world,military-branches,tactics,united-states", targeting_section: "news,tech-tactics", url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/", author: "David Roza" }); if (typeof initializeApstagWithDelay === 'function') { initializeApstagWithDelay(); } else { console.warn('loadAmazonNativeApstag function is not available.'); } }); </script>  <div id="page" class="flex flex-col"> <header class="site-header relative z-50" data-module="SiteHeader"> <div class="header-cols-wrapper container flex justify-between items-center" data-name="headerElsContainer"> <div class="header-left flex"> <button type="button" class="hamburger cursor-pointer lg:hidden" data-name="hamburgerButton" data-action="hamburgerClick" aria-label="Open Menu" aria-expanded="false"> <div class="w-6 bg-accent-900 mb-1 h-[3px]"></div> <div class="w-6 bg-accent-900 mb-1 h-[3px]"></div> <div class="w-6 bg-accent-900 h-[3px]"></div> </button> <div id="hamburger-menu-wrapper" class="menu-collapsed lg:hidden" aria-expanded="false" data-name="menuWrapper"> <div class="hamburger-menu-header pb-4 border-b-[1px] grid grid-cols-3 items-center"> <div class="hamburger-menu-actions flex"> <button class="text-accent-900 pr-6 [&>svg]:stroke-accent-900 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:w-[18px] [&>svg]:h-[18px]" data-name="closeButton" data-action="menuClose" aria-label="Close Menu"> <svg class="close-icon" viewBox="0 0 20 19" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M19.3327 2.04602L17.4527 0.166016L9.99935 7.61935L2.54602 0.166016L0.666016 2.04602L8.11935 9.49935L0.666016 16.9527L2.54602 18.8327L9.99935 11.3793L17.4527 18.8327L19.3327 16.9527L11.8793 9.49935L19.3327 2.04602Z" /> </svg> </button> <div class="search-wrapper relative search-wrapper--hamburger"> <div class="search-form-wrapper absolute z-50 hidden" data-name="searchFormWrapperHamburger"> <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form relative" action="/"> <label> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</span> <input type="search" class="search-field rounded pr-9" value="" name="s"> </label> <button type="submit" class="search-submit w-5 h-5 absolute top-1/4 right-2 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900" aria-label="Search"> <svg class="search-icon" viewBox="0 0 48 47" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M33.8333 29.3333H31.7267L30.98 28.6133C33.5933 25.5733 35.1667 21.6267 35.1667 17.3333C35.1667 7.76 27.4067 0 17.8333 0C8.26 0 0.5 7.76 0.5 17.3333C0.5 26.9067 8.26 34.6667 17.8333 34.6667C22.1267 34.6667 26.0733 33.0933 29.1133 30.48L29.8333 31.2267V33.3333L43.1667 46.64L47.14 42.6667L33.8333 29.3333ZM17.8333 29.3333C11.1933 29.3333 5.83333 23.9733 5.83333 17.3333C5.83333 10.6933 11.1933 5.33333 17.8333 5.33333C24.4733 5.33333 29.8333 10.6933 29.8333 17.3333C29.8333 23.9733 24.4733 29.3333 17.8333 29.3333Z" /> </svg> </button> </form> </div> <button class="search-icon inline-block flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5 relative top-1 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900" aria-label="Search this site" data-name="searchIcon" data-action="searchIconClick" data-location="hamburger"> <svg class="search-icon" viewBox="0 0 48 47" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M33.8333 29.3333H31.7267L30.98 28.6133C33.5933 25.5733 35.1667 21.6267 35.1667 17.3333C35.1667 7.76 27.4067 0 17.8333 0C8.26 0 0.5 7.76 0.5 17.3333C0.5 26.9067 8.26 34.6667 17.8333 34.6667C22.1267 34.6667 26.0733 33.0933 29.1133 30.48L29.8333 31.2267V33.3333L43.1667 46.64L47.14 42.6667L33.8333 29.3333ZM17.8333 29.3333C11.1933 29.3333 5.83333 23.9733 5.83333 17.3333C5.83333 10.6933 11.1933 5.33333 17.8333 5.33333C24.4733 5.33333 29.8333 10.6933 29.8333 17.3333C29.8333 23.9733 24.4733 29.3333 17.8333 29.3333Z" /> </svg> </button> </div> </div> <div class="hamburger-menu-logo flex justify-center items-center"> <a href="/"> <img class="w-hamburger-logo-mobile lg:!w-hamburger-logo flex-shrink-1" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/logo-black.svg?quality=85" alt="Task & Purpose Logo" /> </a> </div> </div> <nav class="hamburger-menu-nav" aria-label="Mobile navigation"> <ul id="menu-main-menu" class="hamburger-menu mobile-menu"><li id="menu-item-78860" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-78860"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">News</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-209723" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-209723"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/analysis/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Analysis</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-263052" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-263052"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-branches/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Military Branches</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-252626" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252626"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Opinion</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-263053" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-263053"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Around the World</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-209724" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-209724"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/culture/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Culture</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-252627" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252627"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/entertainment/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Entertainment</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-252628" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252628"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/humor/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Humor</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-252629" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252629"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/mandatory-fun/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Mandatory Fun</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-263054" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-263054"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-life/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Military Life</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-263055" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263055"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/active-duty/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Active Duty</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-263056" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263056"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/enlisting/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Enlisting</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-263057" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263057"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/resources/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Resources</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-263058" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263058"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/veterans/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Veterans</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-263267" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-263267"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/sponsored-content/recruitmilitary-career-center/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Career Center</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-322166" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-322166"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/history/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">History</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-322167" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-322167"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/historical-figures/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Historical Figures</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-322168" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-322168"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/past-conflicts/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Past Conflicts</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <a href="/"> <img class="header-logo !w-hamburger-logo-mobile lg:!w-hamburger-logo flex-shrink-0 " src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/logo-black.svg?quality=85" alt="Task & Purpose Logo" width="500" height="55" /> </a> </div> <div class="header-right flex items-center justify-end gap-4 lg:gap-1"> <nav class="main-nav hidden lg:block bg-nav border-b border-nav-border text-body-copy" data-module="MainNav"> <div class="nav-menus-wrapper container flex items-center gap-x-5"> <ul id="menu-main-menu-1" class="main-menu nav-menu flex space-x-4 py-4"><li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-78860"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">News</span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-209723"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/analysis/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Analysis</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-263052"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-branches/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Military Branches</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252626"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/opinion/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Opinion</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-263053"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Around the World</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-209724"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/culture/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Culture</span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252627"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/entertainment/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Entertainment</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252628"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/humor/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Humor</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-252629"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/mandatory-fun/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Mandatory Fun</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-263054"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-life/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Military Life</span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263055"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/active-duty/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Active Duty</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263056"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/enlisting/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Enlisting</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263057"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/resources/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Resources</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-263058"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/veterans/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Veterans</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-263267"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/sponsored-content/recruitmilitary-career-center/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Career Center</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-322166"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/history/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">History</span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-322167"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/historical-figures/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Historical Figures</span></a></li> <li class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-322168"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/past-conflicts/"><span class="font-bold uppercase font-primary">Past Conflicts</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> <div class="search-wrapper relative search-wrapper--header"> <div class="search-form-wrapper absolute z-50 hidden" data-name="searchFormWrapperHeader"> <form role="search" method="get" class="search-form relative" action="/"> <label> <span class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</span> <input type="search" class="search-field rounded pr-9" value="" name="s"> </label> <button type="submit" class="search-submit w-5 h-5 absolute top-1/4 right-2 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900" aria-label="Search"> <svg class="search-icon" viewBox="0 0 48 47" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M33.8333 29.3333H31.7267L30.98 28.6133C33.5933 25.5733 35.1667 21.6267 35.1667 17.3333C35.1667 7.76 27.4067 0 17.8333 0C8.26 0 0.5 7.76 0.5 17.3333C0.5 26.9067 8.26 34.6667 17.8333 34.6667C22.1267 34.6667 26.0733 33.0933 29.1133 30.48L29.8333 31.2267V33.3333L43.1667 46.64L47.14 42.6667L33.8333 29.3333ZM17.8333 29.3333C11.1933 29.3333 5.83333 23.9733 5.83333 17.3333C5.83333 10.6933 11.1933 5.33333 17.8333 5.33333C24.4733 5.33333 29.8333 10.6933 29.8333 17.3333C29.8333 23.9733 24.4733 29.3333 17.8333 29.3333Z" /> </svg> </button> </form> </div> <button class="search-icon inline-block flex-shrink-0 w-5 h-5 relative top-1 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900" aria-label="Search this site" data-name="searchIcon" data-action="searchIconClick" data-location="header"> <svg class="search-icon" viewBox="0 0 48 47" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M33.8333 29.3333H31.7267L30.98 28.6133C33.5933 25.5733 35.1667 21.6267 35.1667 17.3333C35.1667 7.76 27.4067 0 17.8333 0C8.26 0 0.5 7.76 0.5 17.3333C0.5 26.9067 8.26 34.6667 17.8333 34.6667C22.1267 34.6667 26.0733 33.0933 29.1133 30.48L29.8333 31.2267V33.3333L43.1667 46.64L47.14 42.6667L33.8333 29.3333ZM17.8333 29.3333C11.1933 29.3333 5.83333 23.9733 5.83333 17.3333C5.83333 10.6933 11.1933 5.33333 17.8333 5.33333C24.4733 5.33333 29.8333 10.6933 29.8333 17.3333C29.8333 23.9733 24.4733 29.3333 17.8333 29.3333Z" /> </svg> </button> </div> <ul class="header-socials hidden lg:flex items-center gap-4 mr-3 justify-center"> <li> <a class="flex items-center gap-1" href="https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose%20" aria-label="Follow us on Facebook" target="_blank"> <div class="social-icon-wrapper w-5 h-5 flex flex-shrink-0 items-center text-accent-900 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:stroke-accent-900"> <svg class="facebook-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"> <path d="M452,0H60C26.916,0,0,26.916,0,60v392c0,33.084,26.916,60,60,60h392c33.084,0,60-26.916,60-60V60 C512,26.916,485.084,0,452,0z M472,452c0,11.028-8.972,20-20,20H338V309h61.79L410,247h-72v-43c0-16.975,13.025-30,30-30h41v-62 h-41c-50.923,0-91.978,41.25-91.978,92.174V247H216v62h60.022v163H60c-11.028,0-20-8.972-20-20V60c0-11.028,8.972-20,20-20h392 c11.028,0,20,8.972,20,20V452z"/> </svg> </div> <span class="social-count font-primary font-bold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-tighter"> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="flex items-center gap-1" href="https://twitter.com/taskandpurpose" aria-label="Follow us on Twitter" target="_blank"> <div class="social-icon-wrapper w-5 h-5 flex flex-shrink-0 items-center text-accent-900 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:stroke-accent-900"> <svg class="twitter-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="2 2 28 28"> <path d="M7.04 2.56a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48 4.48v17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48 4.48h17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48-4.48V7.04a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48-4.48H7.04Zm0 1.28h17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2 3.2v17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2 3.2H7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2-3.2V7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2-3.2Zm1.335 4.48 5.903 8.386L8.32 23.68h1.6L15 17.733l4.185 5.947h5.08l-6.48-9.207L23.04 8.32h-1.6l-4.377 5.126-3.608-5.126h-5.08Zm2.45 1.28h1.961l9.03 12.8h-1.962L10.825 9.6Z" /> </svg> </div> <span class="social-count font-primary font-bold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-tighter"> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="flex items-center gap-1" href="https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/" aria-label="Follow us on Instagram" target="_blank"> <div class="social-icon-wrapper w-5 h-5 flex flex-shrink-0 items-center text-accent-900 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:stroke-accent-900"> <svg class="instagram-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 169 169"> <path d="M122.406,0H46.654C20.929,0,0,20.93,0,46.655v75.752c0,25.726,20.929,46.655,46.654,46.655h75.752 c25.727,0,46.656-20.93,46.656-46.655V46.655C169.063,20.93,148.133,0,122.406,0z M154.063,122.407 c0,17.455-14.201,31.655-31.656,31.655H46.654C29.2,154.063,15,139.862,15,122.407V46.655C15,29.201,29.2,15,46.654,15h75.752 c17.455,0,31.656,14.201,31.656,31.655V122.407z"/> <path d="M84.531,40.97c-24.021,0-43.563,19.542-43.563,43.563c0,24.02,19.542,43.561,43.563,43.561s43.563-19.541,43.563-43.561 C128.094,60.512,108.552,40.97,84.531,40.97z M84.531,113.093c-15.749,0-28.563-12.812-28.563-28.561 c0-15.75,12.813-28.563,28.563-28.563s28.563,12.813,28.563,28.563C113.094,100.281,100.28,113.093,84.531,113.093z"/> <path d="M129.921,28.251c-2.89,0-5.729,1.17-7.77,3.22c-2.051,2.04-3.23,4.88-3.23,7.78c0,2.891,1.18,5.73,3.23,7.78 c2.04,2.04,4.88,3.22,7.77,3.22c2.9,0,5.73-1.18,7.78-3.22c2.05-2.05,3.22-4.89,3.22-7.78c0-2.9-1.17-5.74-3.22-7.78 C135.661,29.421,132.821,28.251,129.921,28.251z"/> </svg> </div> <span class="social-count font-primary font-bold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-tighter"> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="flex items-center gap-1" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@taskandpurpose" aria-label="Follow us on TikTok" target="_blank"> <div class="social-icon-wrapper w-5 h-5 flex flex-shrink-0 items-center text-accent-900 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:stroke-accent-900"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 50 50"> <path d="M 9 4 C 6.2495759 4 4 6.2495759 4 9 L 4 41 C 4 43.750424 6.2495759 46 9 46 L 41 46 C 43.750424 46 46 43.750424 46 41 L 46 9 C 46 6.2495759 43.750424 4 41 4 L 9 4 z M 9 6 L 41 6 C 42.671576 6 44 7.3284241 44 9 L 44 41 C 44 42.671576 42.671576 44 41 44 L 9 44 C 7.3284241 44 6 42.671576 6 41 L 6 9 C 6 7.3284241 7.3284241 6 9 6 z M 26.042969 10 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 25.042969 10.998047 C 25.042969 10.998047 25.031984 15.873262 25.021484 20.759766 C 25.016184 23.203017 25.009799 25.64879 25.005859 27.490234 C 25.001922 29.331679 25 30.496833 25 30.59375 C 25 32.409009 23.351421 33.892578 21.472656 33.892578 C 19.608867 33.892578 18.121094 32.402853 18.121094 30.539062 C 18.121094 28.675273 19.608867 27.1875 21.472656 27.1875 C 21.535796 27.1875 21.663054 27.208245 21.880859 27.234375 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 23 26.240234 L 23 22.039062 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 22.0625 21.041016 C 21.906673 21.031216 21.710581 21.011719 21.472656 21.011719 C 16.223131 21.011719 11.945313 25.289537 11.945312 30.539062 C 11.945312 35.788589 16.223131 40.066406 21.472656 40.066406 C 26.72204 40.066409 31 35.788588 31 30.539062 L 31 21.490234 C 32.454611 22.653646 34.267517 23.390625 36.269531 23.390625 C 36.542588 23.390625 36.802305 23.374442 37.050781 23.351562 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 37.958984 22.355469 L 37.958984 17.685547 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 37.03125 16.6875 C 33.886609 16.461891 31.379838 14.012216 31.052734 10.896484 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 30.058594 10 L 26.042969 10 z M 27.041016 12 L 29.322266 12 C 30.049047 15.2987 32.626734 17.814404 35.958984 18.445312 L 35.958984 21.310547 C 33.820114 21.201935 31.941489 20.134948 30.835938 18.453125 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 29 19.003906 L 29 30.539062 C 29 34.707538 25.641273 38.066406 21.472656 38.066406 C 17.304181 38.066406 13.945312 34.707538 13.945312 30.539062 C 13.945312 26.538539 17.066083 23.363182 21 23.107422 L 21 25.283203 C 18.286416 25.535721 16.121094 27.762246 16.121094 30.539062 C 16.121094 33.483274 18.528445 35.892578 21.472656 35.892578 C 24.401892 35.892578 27 33.586491 27 30.59375 C 27 30.64267 27.001859 29.335571 27.005859 27.494141 C 27.009759 25.65271 27.016224 23.20692 27.021484 20.763672 C 27.030884 16.376775 27.039186 12.849206 27.041016 12 z"/> </svg> </div> <span class="social-count font-primary font-bold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-tighter"> </span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="flex items-center gap-1" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg" aria-label="Follow us on Youtube" target="_blank"> <div class="social-icon-wrapper w-5 h-5 flex flex-shrink-0 items-center text-accent-900 [&>svg]:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:stroke-accent-900"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 512 512"> <path d="m411.234 435.314h-310.468c-55.562 0-100.766-45.203-100.766-100.766v-157.096c0-55.563 45.204-100.766 100.766-100.766h310.468c55.563 0 100.766 45.203 100.766 100.766v157.097c0 55.562-45.203 100.765-100.766 100.765zm-310.468-328.628c-39.02 0-70.766 31.745-70.766 70.766v157.097c0 39.021 31.746 70.766 70.766 70.766h310.468c39.021 0 70.766-31.746 70.766-70.766v-157.097c0-39.021-31.745-70.766-70.766-70.766z"/><path d="m206.297 352.07c-2.524 0-5.051-.636-7.332-1.914-4.735-2.653-7.668-7.658-7.668-13.086v-164.08c0-5.46 2.967-10.489 7.746-13.129 4.779-2.641 10.616-2.476 15.238.431l132.218 83.13c4.393 2.762 7.046 7.599 7.016 12.788-.031 5.189-2.742 9.994-7.168 12.704l-132.217 80.95c-2.401 1.468-5.115 2.206-7.833 2.206zm15-151.931v110.159l88.767-54.347z"/> </svg> </div> <span class="social-count font-primary font-bold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-tighter"> </span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  </header> <main class="container pt-10"> <div data-module="SecondScroll" data-permalink="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/"> <header class="recurrent-article-full-width-hero mb-5" aria-label="Article Hero"> <nav class="article-breadcrumbs-wrapper mb-2" aria-label="Article breadcrumbs"> <a class="breadcrumb-link no-underline font-tertiary font-semibold text-accent-900 text-xs uppercase tracking-wide" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/">News</a> <div class="breadcrumb-arrow relative inline-block ml-1 mr-2 h-0 w-0 border-y-[4px] border-y-transparent border-l-[8px] border-l-accent-900 -top-[1px]"></div><a class="breadcrumb-link no-underline font-tertiary font-semibold text-accent-900 text-xs uppercase tracking-wide" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/">Around the World</a> <div class="breadcrumb-arrow relative inline-block ml-1 mr-2 h-0 w-0 border-y-[4px] border-y-transparent border-l-[8px] border-l-accent-900 -top-[1px]"></div><a class="breadcrumb-link no-underline font-tertiary font-semibold text-accent-900 text-xs uppercase tracking-wide" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/united-states/">United States</a> </nav> <h1 class="article-title font-primary text-secondary-900 text-4xl lg:text-15xl font-bold leading-2xl lg:leading-15xl mb-2">Air Force investigates cargo plane crew for ‘unplanned’ landing to pick up motorcycle in Martha’s Vineyard</h1> <div class="article-dek font-secondary text-base lg:text-2xl mb-2">“Don’t see that everyday."</div> <div class="flex flex-col gap-2"> <div class="article-byline lg:flex lg:flex-wrap lg:gap-2 w-full overflow-hidden mb-2 "> <div class="item-wrapper--author item-wrapper flex items-center mr-3"> <div class="byline-author-wrapper flex relative"> <p class="byline-item byline-item-author font-tertiary font-normal text-sm text-primary capitalize"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/">David Roza</a></span></span> </p> </div> </div> <div class="item-wrapper--date item-wrapper flex items-center mr-3"> <div class="byline-date-wrapper flex relative"> <p class="byline-item byline-item-timestamp font-tertiary font-normal text-sm text-primary mb-0">Posted on Mar 30, 2022</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="article-layout-wrapper w-full flex flex-col lg:flex-row gap-5 max-w-full"> <article id="post-254049" class="flex-auto post-254049 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-air-force category-around-the-world category-military-branches category-news category-tactics category-tech-tactics category-united-states exclude_tag-newsbreak exclude_tag-sangsang exclude_tag-smartnews exclude_tag-socialflow author_tag-david-roza content_type-1-group content_type-2-page-type content_type-3-timeframe content_type-news content_type-non-evergreen content_type-non-membership"> <div class="article-content-featured-image lg:ml-[-4]"> <figure> <img class="archive-post-thumb article-featured-image w-full h-full mb-3" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85&w=1920" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" fetchpriority="high" alt="air force c-130" /> <div class="article-featured-image-caption-container"> <figcaption class="article-featured-image-caption font-primary font-normal text-sm text-secondary-800">A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., takes off for its functional check flight July 13, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Christopher Carranza) </figcaption> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="entry-content py-8 max-w-[730px] lg:mx-auto" data-module="TableOfContents"> <section class="recurrent-share lg:px-0 mb-5" data-post-id="254049" data-content-type="News,Non-Evergreen,Non-Membership"> <div class="block-content-wrapper flex flex-row align-center gap-4 lg:gap-8 w-full text-center mx-auto md:mx-0 items-center justify-center"> <h2 class="recurrent-share-block-title font-primary font-bold text-2xl text-secondary-900">Share</h2> <ul class="flex flex-row list-none gap-4 lg:gap-8"> <li class="list-none"> <a class="flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 svg-social-icon" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Air%20Force%20investigates%20cargo%20plane%20crew%20for%20%E2%80%98unplanned%E2%80%99%20landing%20to%20pick%20up%20motorcycle%20in%20Martha%E2%80%99s%20Vineyard https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Share on Twitter" data-name="Twitter"> <svg class="twitter-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="2 2 28 28"> <path d="M7.04 2.56a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48 4.48v17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48 4.48h17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48-4.48V7.04a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48-4.48H7.04Zm0 1.28h17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2 3.2v17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2 3.2H7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2-3.2V7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2-3.2Zm1.335 4.48 5.903 8.386L8.32 23.68h1.6L15 17.733l4.185 5.947h5.08l-6.48-9.207L23.04 8.32h-1.6l-4.377 5.126-3.608-5.126h-5.08Zm2.45 1.28h1.961l9.03 12.8h-1.962L10.825 9.6Z" /> </svg> </a> </li> <li class="list-none"> <a class="flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 svg-social-icon" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Share on Facebook" data-name="Facebook"> <svg class="facebook-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"> <path d="M452,0H60C26.916,0,0,26.916,0,60v392c0,33.084,26.916,60,60,60h392c33.084,0,60-26.916,60-60V60 C512,26.916,485.084,0,452,0z M472,452c0,11.028-8.972,20-20,20H338V309h61.79L410,247h-72v-43c0-16.975,13.025-30,30-30h41v-62 h-41c-50.923,0-91.978,41.25-91.978,92.174V247H216v62h60.022v163H60c-11.028,0-20-8.972-20-20V60c0-11.028,8.972-20,20-20h392 c11.028,0,20,8.972,20,20V452z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li class="list-none"> <a class="flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 svg-social-icon" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/&media=https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/29/c-130-hercules.jpg?quality=85&w=1920&description=The%20Air%20Force%20C-130%20Hercules%20showed%20off%20its%20ability%20to%20pick%20up%20cargo%20and%20rapidly%20take%20off%20again%2C%20but%20not%20in%20the%20most%20up-to-regs%20manner." target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="Share on Pinterest" data-name="Pinterest"> <svg class="pinterest-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 50 50"> <path d="M 25 2 C 12.309295 2 2 12.309295 2 25 C 2 37.690705 12.309295 48 25 48 C 37.690705 48 48 37.690705 48 25 C 48 12.309295 37.690705 2 25 2 z M 25 4 C 36.609825 4 46 13.390175 46 25 C 46 36.609825 36.609825 46 25 46 C 22.876355 46 20.82771 45.682142 18.896484 45.097656 C 19.75673 43.659418 20.867347 41.60359 21.308594 39.90625 C 21.570728 38.899887 22.648438 34.794922 22.648438 34.794922 C 23.348841 36.132057 25.395277 37.263672 27.574219 37.263672 C 34.058123 37.263672 38.732422 31.300682 38.732422 23.890625 C 38.732422 16.78653 32.935409 11.472656 25.476562 11.472656 C 16.196831 11.472656 11.271484 17.700825 11.271484 24.482422 C 11.271484 27.636307 12.94892 31.562193 15.634766 32.8125 C 16.041611 33.001865 16.260073 32.919834 16.353516 32.525391 C 16.425459 32.226044 16.788267 30.766792 16.951172 30.087891 C 17.003269 29.871239 16.978043 29.68405 16.802734 29.470703 C 15.913793 28.392399 15.201172 26.4118 15.201172 24.564453 C 15.201172 19.822048 18.791452 15.232422 24.908203 15.232422 C 30.18976 15.232422 33.888672 18.832872 33.888672 23.980469 C 33.888672 29.796219 30.95207 33.826172 27.130859 33.826172 C 25.020554 33.826172 23.440361 32.080359 23.947266 29.939453 C 24.555054 27.38426 25.728516 24.626944 25.728516 22.78125 C 25.728516 21.130713 24.842754 19.753906 23.007812 19.753906 C 20.850369 19.753906 19.117188 21.984457 19.117188 24.974609 C 19.117187 26.877359 19.761719 28.166016 19.761719 28.166016 C 19.761719 28.166016 17.630543 37.176514 17.240234 38.853516 C 16.849091 40.52931 16.953851 42.786365 17.115234 44.466797 C 9.421139 41.352465 4 33.819328 4 25 C 4 13.390175 13.390175 4 25 4 z"/> </svg> </a> </li> <li class="list-none"> <a class="flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 svg-social-icon" href="mailto:?subject=Air%20Force%20investigates%20cargo%20plane%20crew%20for%20%E2%80%98unplanned%E2%80%99%20landing%20to%20pick%20up%20motorcycle%20in%20Martha%E2%80%99s%20Vineyard&body=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/" aria-label="Share via Email" data-name="Email"> <svg class="email-icon social-icon" viewBox="0 0 512 512" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="m434.146 59.882h-389.234c-24.766 0-44.912 20.146-44.912 44.912v269.47c0 24.766 20.146 44.912 44.912 44.912h389.234c24.766 0 44.912-20.146 44.912-44.912v-269.47c0-24.766-20.146-44.912-44.912-44.912zm0 29.941c2.034 0 3.969.422 5.738 1.159l-200.355 173.649-200.356-173.649c1.769-.736 3.704-1.159 5.738-1.159zm0 299.411h-389.234c-8.26 0-14.971-6.71-14.971-14.971v-251.648l199.778 173.141c2.822 2.441 6.316 3.655 9.81 3.655s6.988-1.213 9.81-3.655l199.778-173.141v251.649c-.001 8.26-6.711 14.97-14.971 14.97z"/> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="content-wrapper" data-toc-container> <p class="article-paragraph skip">The Air Force C-130 is one of the most versatile aircraft in its arsenal: it can deliver <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/history/ac-130-crew-afghanistan-firefight-dfc/">close air support</a>, put out wildfires, and pick up special operators from austere landing strips in the middle of nowhere. In fact, the Hercules showed off its ability to pick up cargo and rapidly take off again recently in the Northeast.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Early Friday afternoon, residents of the famous Massachusetts island vacation town Martha’s Vineyard were surprised to see a C-130 with its four big, loud turboprop engines appear in the sky, land at the Martha’s Vineyard airport, drop its cargo ramp, pick up a motorcycle, then take off again in just about 15 minutes.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“Don’t see that every day,” said local resident Doug Ulwick, who was dining at the nearby Plane View Restaurant at the time and could see the whole affair, according to the <a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://www.mvtimes.com/2022/03/25/plane-motorcycle-mystery/?fbclid=IwAR0QXH0ar5wBGM3k0nDwmpt-NmbufWKjwTpBkiUtW988RslNLvPj6v4l-hQ" target="_blank">Martha’s Vineyard Times</a>, which first reported the story.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Unlike white-throated sparrows, American goldfinches, or cedar waxwings, the C-130 is not a bird often seen in Martha’s Vineyard. In fact, this particular Hercules had come all the way from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, where it is assigned to the 403rd Wing’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. A spokesperson with the 403rd Wing confirmed the incident.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“The crew picked up a motorcycle that belonged to one of the crew members,” said Lt. Col. Marnee Losurdo, the wing’s Chief of Public Affairs. “Leadership is aware of the incident, which is under investigation. Once the investigation is complete we will provide additional information.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?strip=all&quality=85" alt="" class="wp-image-227246" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27/hurricane-hunter-5.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /> <figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A WC-130J pilot for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flies towards the sunset after a pass through Hurricane Laura from Charleston International Airport, S.C. Aug. 25, 2020 (Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristen Pittman)</figcaption> </figure> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"><p class="article-paragraph skip"><a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://link.taskandpurpose.com/join/79r/signup-task-purpose" target="_blank"><strong>Subscribe to Task & Purpose Today</strong></a><strong>. Get the latest in military news, entertainment, and gear in your inbox daily.</strong></p></blockquote> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Better known as the “<a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-hurricane-hunters/">Hurricane Hunters</a>,” The 53rd Reconnaissance Squadron is a reserve unit unique in the Air Force because it flies straight into fierce storms to collect data that satellites can’t. Their WC-130J aircraft have a suite of special sensors to pick up data on humidity, wind speed, wind direction, temperature, air pressure, dewpoint and other elements which help scientists at the National Hurricane Center figure out where the storm is heading and when it will get there.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Even when hurricane season wraps up in late November, the Hurricane Hunters keep flying through the winter as part of its <a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2949946/53rd-wrs-wrapping-up-atmospheric-river-missions/" target="_blank">atmospheric river mission</a>, where they track massive bands of moisture crossing the sky above the Pacific Ocean. Like with the hurricanes, the 53rd tracks these atmospheric rivers for scientists on the West Coast who can use the data the airmen collect to help prepare for flooding or snowfall.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“The big thing is water management,” said Lt. Col. Tobi Baker of the 53rd in a recent <a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2949946/53rd-wrs-wrapping-up-atmospheric-river-missions/" target="_blank">press release</a>. “The better the forecast, the more local agencies along the coast are aware of how much water they can use from the reservoirs or how much they need to conserve.”</p> <figure class="wp-block-image"><img width="1920" height="1080" loading="lazy" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?strip=all&quality=85" alt="" class="wp-image-227220" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg 1920w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1536&h=864 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1486&h=836 1486w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1589&h=894 1589w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1337&h=752 1337w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=1440&h=810 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26/hurricane-hunter-3.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /> <figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The Hurricane Hunters fly through the eye of a storm. The eye itself can be 20-40 miles wide, big enough to fit a city. (Photo courtesy Lt. Col. Mark Withee)</figcaption> </figure> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Now the 2022 hurricane season is on the horizon, but it was unclear exactly what the crew of the 53rd was doing in the Martha’s Vineyard area last week. Losurdo said they were performing “an off-station training mission” before making “an unplanned stop,” but did not share additional details.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Of course, with inflation and gas prices being what they are, it’s hard to blame a crew member for making a quick pitstop to pick up their bike on the way back home. Still, there’s a reason why <a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a3/publication/afman11-202v3/afman11-202v3.pdf" target="_blank">Air Force Manual 11-202</a>  compels aircrews to “ensure off-station training achieves valid training requirements … and avoids the appearance of government waste or abuse.” That is because aircrews have made far more wasteful pitstops for personal reasons in the past. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">For example, back in 2018, the commander of the Vermont Air National Guard was booted from his job after using an F-16 fighter jet to fly to Washington D.C. for <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/vermont-air-guard-f-16-affair/">an interstate booty call</a>. Even further back, in 2006 two airmen from the New York Air National Guard pleaded guilty to narcotics charges after smuggling more than <a rel="nofollow noreferrer" href="https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna12876229" target="_blank">200,000 pills</a> of Ecstasy from Germany aboard their C-5 Galaxy cargo jet.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">Besides the financial cost of fuel, there is always the safety risk of something going wrong during an unauthorized personal flight. As bad as the headlines are after an airplane crash, imagine how much worse it would be if that happened during an interstate booty call. Still, if the description of the motorcycle is accurate, it could be a ride worth getting in some hot water for.</p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“I saw a vintage BMW motorcycle. I used to own old vintage BMW motorcycles, so that’s how I know,” Tristan Israel, a local county commissioner who was also eating lunch at the Plane View Restaurant, told The Martha’s Vineyard Times. Israel guessed it was pre-1972 based on the logo. </p> <p class="article-paragraph skip">“I was eating next to the window,” he added. “We looked out and we saw the plane. We saw people walking a vintage motorcycle up to the plane.”</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-new-on-task-purpose">What’s new on <em>Task & Purpose</em></h2> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li><strong>After training together for years, Air Force pilots are watching Ukrainian friends </strong><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ukraine-air-force-pilots-fight-russia/"><strong>fight for their lives</strong></a></li><li><strong>An Army vet’s realization in Ukraine: </strong><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ukraine-russia-war-army-veteran-volunteer/"><strong>‘So horrible or heartbreaking that you can’t continue’</strong></a></li><li><strong>‘They own the long clock’ — </strong><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/russian-military-tactics-ukraine/"><strong>How the Russian military is starting to adapt</strong></a><strong> in Ukraine</strong></li><li><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/ukraine-russia-destroying-tanks-drones/"><strong>‘We strike at night, when the Russians sleep’</strong></a><strong> — How Ukraine is stalking Russian armor with drones</strong></li><li><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-combat-fitness-test-rand-study/"><strong>The leg tuck is officially dead</strong></a><strong> and other changes coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test</strong></li></ul> <p class="article-paragraph skip"><strong>Want to write for Task & Purpose? </strong><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/task-purpose-writing-pitching/"><strong>Click here</strong></a><strong>. Or check out the latest stories on </strong><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/"><strong>our homepage.</strong></a></p> </div> </section> <footer class="article-content-footer lg:max-w-[730px] lg:mx-auto"> <section class="recurrent-tag-list-article recurrent-tag-list mb-8 md:px-0"> <ul class="tag-list flex flex-wrap list-none ml-0 lg:gap-2"> <li class="tag-list-item mb-3 mr-3"> <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/tactics/" class="btn bg-secondary-900 hover:bg-accent-900 focus:bg-primary-light active:bg-primary-bright text-white hover:text-white hover:no-underline py-2 px-3 rounded-grid-post"> <span class="inline-block pr-1">Tactics</span> <div class="arrow inline-block relative w-5 h-5 [&>svg]:stroke-white [&>svg]:fill-white -top-[1px]"> <svg class="arrow-forward-icon" viewBox="0 0 16 17" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M4.32617 14.2817L5.50617 15.4617L12.1062 8.86172L5.50617 2.26172L4.32617 3.44172L9.74617 8.86172L4.32617 14.2817Z" /> </svg> </div> </a> </li> <li class="tag-list-item mb-3 mr-3"> <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/tech-tactics/" class="btn bg-secondary-900 hover:bg-accent-900 focus:bg-primary-light active:bg-primary-bright text-white hover:text-white hover:no-underline py-2 px-3 rounded-grid-post"> <span class="inline-block pr-1">Tech & Tactics</span> <div class="arrow inline-block relative w-5 h-5 [&>svg]:stroke-white [&>svg]:fill-white -top-[1px]"> <svg class="arrow-forward-icon" viewBox="0 0 16 17" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <path d="M4.32617 14.2817L5.50617 15.4617L12.1062 8.86172L5.50617 2.26172L4.32617 3.44172L9.74617 8.86172L4.32617 14.2817Z" /> </svg> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </section> </footer> <div class="max-w-[730px] lg:mx-auto"> <section id="comments"> <script async src="https://launcher.spot.im/spot/sp_wboWbsn7" data-spotim-module="spotim-launcher" data-spotim-autorun="false" data-post-url="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/" data-post-id="254049" data-messages-count="5" ></script> <div data-spotim-module="conversation" data-post-url="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-c-130-marthas-vineyard/" data-post-id="254049" data-messages-count="5"></div> </section> </div> </article> <div class="article-sidebar-wrapper w-full lg:w-[300px] lg:flex-shrink-0 [&>.article-sidebar]:pt-0"> <aside id="article-sidebar" class="article-sidebar pb-5" aria-label="Author and related articles"> <section id="author-widgets"> <section class="recurrent-primary-author-widget border-2 rounded border-accent-900 p-6 mb-7 bg-accent-2-700"> <div class="author-widget-header flex gap-3 mb-2"> <a class="block w-[51px] h-[51px]" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/"> <img class="author-avatar min-w-[51px] w-full h-auto rounded-full aspect-square object-cover border-2 border-accent-900" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?quality=85&w=102&h=102&crop=1" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg 1280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=768&h=768 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=450&h=450 450w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=200&h=200 200w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=336&h=336 336w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=102&h=102 102w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=660&h=660 660w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=400&h=400 400w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=836&h=836 836w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=690&h=690 690w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=216&h=216 216w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=404&h=404 404w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=894&h=894 894w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=192&h=192 192w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=752&h=752 752w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=694&h=694 694w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=280&h=280 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=289&h=289 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=370&h=370 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=308&h=308 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/david-roza.jpg?w=50&h=50 50w" sizes="(max-width: 102px) 100vw, 102px" alt="David Roza Avatar" loading="lazy" /> </a> <div class="author-name-title"> <h2 class="font-primary text-lg font-semibold text-secondary-900 leading-6"> <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/"> David Roza </a> </h2> <h3 class="primary-author-title font-secondary text-sm text-accent-900 font-semibold leading-6"> Former Staff Reporter </h3> </div> </div> <div class="primary-author-bio line-clamp-6 text-sm text-secondary-900 mb-2"><p><span style="font-weight: 400">David covered the Air Force, Space Force, and anything Star Wars-related for Task & Purpose from 2019 to 2023. He previously covered local news in Maine and FDA policy in Washington D.C. David loves hearing the stories of individual airmen and their families and sharing the human side of Americaâ€™s most tech-heavy military branch.</span></p> </div> <ul class="author-socials hidden md:flex items-center gap-4 mb-4"> <li class="flex items-center gap-1"> <a class="w-[22px] h-[22px]" href="https://twitter.com/DavidSRoza" aria-label="twitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <svg class="twitter-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="2 2 28 28"> <path d="M7.04 2.56a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48 4.48v17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48 4.48h17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48-4.48V7.04a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48-4.48H7.04Zm0 1.28h17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2 3.2v17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2 3.2H7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2-3.2V7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2-3.2Zm1.335 4.48 5.903 8.386L8.32 23.68h1.6L15 17.733l4.185 5.947h5.08l-6.48-9.207L23.04 8.32h-1.6l-4.377 5.126-3.608-5.126h-5.08Zm2.45 1.28h1.961l9.03 12.8h-1.962L10.825 9.6Z" /> </svg> </a> </li> </ul> </section> </section> <section class="recurrent-latest-posts-widget recurrent-blocks md:px-0 mb-8"> <h2 class="flag-heading text-lg">Latest Articles</h2> <div class="lg:flex lg:gap-5 flex-col"> <div class="mb-2"> <div class="card-post sidebar-latest-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/captain-america-navy-dogfight/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg 1200w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/captain-america-brave-new-world-2.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Two men in superhero suits, including Sam Wilson's Captain America, run on the deck of a battleship." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/culture/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">Culture</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/captain-america-navy-dogfight/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> ‘Captain America: Brave New World’ has the most confusing dogfight in Marvel history </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">‘Captain America: Brave New World’ has the most confusing dogfight in Marvel history</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/nicholas-slayton/">Nicholas Slayton</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2025-02-16T15:28:39-05:00"> Feb 16 2025 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-2"> <div class="card-post sidebar-latest-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/aircraft-carriers-drill-philippine-sea/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post object-center" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg 1250w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=1174&h=660 1174w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=280&h=157 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Navy-ships-and-planes-pacific-steller-2025.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="Aircraft fly ahead of several aircraft carriers and other ships in a deep blue sea." /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <div class="post-tax-badges flex gap-2 items-center border-white pb-4 lg:pb-3.5" > <a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/" class="cat-name-badge font-tertiary font-semibold text-sm text-accent-900 leading-extra-tight no-underline hover:underline">News</a> </div> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/aircraft-carriers-drill-philippine-sea/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> This is what it looks like when you have 3 aircraft carriers from 3 countries at sea </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">This is what it looks like when you have 3 aircraft carriers from 3 countries at sea</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/nicholas-slayton/">Nicholas Slayton</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2025-02-15T18:10:45-05:00"> Feb 15 2025 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="recurrent-sidebar-newsletter-block recurrent-blocks bg-newsletter mb-8 max-w-[400px] m-auto"> <div class="sidebar-newsletter-container mx-auto p-0 flex flex-col"> <div class="sidebar-newsletter-image"> <img class="archive-post-thumb article-featured-image object-cover w-full h-full mb-3 object-bottom" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?quality=85&w=990" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg 5616w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=1536&h=1024 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=2048&h=1365 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=675&h=450 675w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=990&h=660 990w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=1254&h=836 1254w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=1035&h=690 1035w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=606&h=404 606w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=1341&h=894 1341w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=1128&h=752 1128w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=1041&h=694 1041w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=1440&h=960 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/newsletter_img.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 990px) 100vw, 990px" fetchpriority="high" alt="" /> </div> <div class="sidebar-newsletter-content flex-1 p-6 pb-4"> <h2 class="sidebar-newsletter-cta-title font-primary font-semibold text-2xl text-newsletter-copy leading-2xl mb-3 uppercase"> Get Task & Purpose in Your Inbox </h2> <div class="sidebar-newsletter-cta-description font-secondary font-normal text-sm text-newsletter-copy leading-base mb-4"> <p>Sign up for Task & Purpose Today to get the latest in military news each morning, and The Pentagon Rundown for a weekly breakdown of the biggest stories every Friday.</p> </div> <a href="https://link.taskandpurpose.com/join/79r/signup-task-purpose" class="newsletter-direct-link btn button-newsletter max-w-lg font-primary py-3 px-6 mb-3 rounded-grid-post" target="_blank"> Sign Up </a> <div class="sidebar-newsletter-cta-disclaimer font-secondary font-normal text-xs text-newsletter-copy leading-extra-tight"> <p>By signing up you agree to our <a href="https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a>.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> </aside> </div> </div> <aside id="article-footer" class="article-footer full-bleed lg:basis-[100%]" aria-label="Related articles to this post"> <section class="recurrent-smart-linkpacks full-bleed bg-gray-lighter py-8"> <div class="container"> <div class="incCategory grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-4 gap-x-5 gap-y-5"> <div class="col-span-full pt-8"> <h2 class="flag-heading"> More in United States </h2> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/usns-comfort-new-york-covid-19/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?quality=85&w=800" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg 1280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=768&h=432 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=800&h=450 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=356&h=200 356w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=1173&h=660 1173w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=711&h=400 711w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=1227&h=690 1227w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=384&h=216 384w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=718&h=404 718w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=1234&h=694 1234w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=280&h=158 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=289&h=163 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=370&h=208 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=308&h=173 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/nyc1.jpg?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" loading="lazy" alt="USNS Comfort pulls into Pier 90 in New York City to ease overwhelmed hospitals from coronavirus pressure" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/usns-comfort-new-york-covid-19/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> USNS Comfort pulls into Pier 90 in New York City to ease overwhelmed hospitals from coronavirus pressure </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">USNS Comfort pulls into Pier 90 in New York City to ease overwhelmed hospitals from coronavirus pressure</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/task-and-purpose/">Task & Purpose</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-31T15:07:49-04:00"> Mar 31 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/dinfos-closed-covid-19/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?quality=85&w=900" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg 1000w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=768&h=384 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=900&h=450 900w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=400&h=200 400w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=800&h=400 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=432&h=216 432w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=808&h=404 808w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=280&h=140 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=289&h=145 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=370&h=185 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=308&h=154 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dinfos.jpg?w=50&h=25 50w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" loading="lazy" alt="Defense Information School closes after family member tests positive for COVID-19" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/dinfos-closed-covid-19/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Defense Information School closes after family member tests positive for COVID-19 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Defense Information School closes after family member tests positive for COVID-19</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-30T23:18:04-04:00"> Mar 30 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-service-member-dies-coronavirus/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2-163.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="New Jersey Guardsman is the first US service member to die of COVID-19" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-service-member-dies-coronavirus/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> New Jersey Guardsman is the first US service member to die of COVID-19 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">New Jersey Guardsman is the first US service member to die of COVID-19</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/">David Roza</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-30T23:10:24-04:00"> Mar 30 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/coronavirus-delays-arrivals-at-navy-boot-camp/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?quality=85&w=900" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg 1000w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=768&h=384 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=900&h=450 900w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=400&h=200 400w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=800&h=400 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=432&h=216 432w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=808&h=404 808w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=280&h=140 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=289&h=145 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=370&h=185 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=308&h=154 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/navy-boot-camp-at-great-lakes.jpg?w=50&h=25 50w" sizes="(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px" loading="lazy" alt="Navy delays new arrivals at boot camp for a week after recruit tests positive for COVID-19" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/coronavirus-delays-arrivals-at-navy-boot-camp/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Navy delays new arrivals at boot camp for a week after recruit tests positive for COVID-19 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Navy delays new arrivals at boot camp for a week after recruit tests positive for COVID-19</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-30T18:36:04-04:00"> Mar 30 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/maryland-national-guardsman-covid-19/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?quality=85&w=897" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg 1600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=768&h=385 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=1536&h=771 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=897&h=450 897w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=399&h=200 399w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=1315&h=660 1315w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=797&h=400 797w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=1375&h=690 1375w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=430&h=216 430w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=805&h=404 805w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=1498&h=752 1498w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=1383&h=694 1383w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=280&h=141 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=1440&h=723 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=289&h=145 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=370&h=186 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=308&h=155 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/md-national-guard.jpg?w=50&h=25 50w" sizes="(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px" loading="lazy" alt="Maryland National Guard quarantines 20 soldiers following confirmed COVID-19 case in unit" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/maryland-national-guardsman-covid-19/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Maryland National Guard quarantines 20 soldiers following confirmed COVID-19 case in unit </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Maryland National Guard quarantines 20 soldiers following confirmed COVID-19 case in unit</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/">James Clark</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-28T15:25:17-04:00"> Mar 28 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/trump-order-recall-reserve/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?quality=85&w=840" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg 840w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=768&h=384 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=400&h=200 400w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=800&h=400 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=432&h=216 432w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=808&h=404 808w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=280&h=140 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=289&h=145 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=370&h=185 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=308&h=154 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989886.jpg?w=50&h=25 50w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" loading="lazy" alt="Trump authorizes DoD to bring reservists and some former troops on active duty for COVID-19 response" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/trump-order-recall-reserve/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Trump authorizes DoD to bring reservists and some former troops on active duty for COVID-19 response </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Trump authorizes DoD to bring reservists and some former troops on active duty for COVID-19 response</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/">Paul Szoldra</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-27T22:28:42-04:00"> Mar 27 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/va-covid-19-testing-employees/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?quality=85&w=840" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg 840w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=768&h=384 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=400&h=200 400w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=800&h=400 800w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=432&h=216 432w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=808&h=404 808w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=280&h=140 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=289&h=145 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=370&h=185 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=308&h=154 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19041065.jpg?w=50&h=25 50w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" loading="lazy" alt="The VA won’t administer COVID-19 tests to non-veteran employees, including doctors and nurses" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/va-covid-19-testing-employees/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The VA won’t administer COVID-19 tests to non-veteran employees, including doctors and nurses </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The VA won’t administer COVID-19 tests to non-veteran employees, including doctors and nurses</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark/">James Clark</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-27T20:41:37-04:00"> Mar 27 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-academy-cadet-found-dead/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?w=299&h=200 299w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?w=323&h=216 323w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?w=308&h=206 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-1-350.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="Air Force Academy cadet found dead Thursday morning, investigation underway" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-academy-cadet-found-dead/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Air Force Academy cadet found dead Thursday morning, investigation underway </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Air Force Academy cadet found dead Thursday morning, investigation underway</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/david-roza/">David Roza</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-27T17:58:32-04:00"> Mar 27 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-span-full flex justify-center"> <a class="smart-linkpacks-see-more-link no-underline min-w-[281px] w-full md:max-w-[281px] h-auto rounded-3px py-3 px-6 inline-flex justify-center font-bold rounded-grid-post whitespace-nowrap bg-accent-900 text-primary-900 hover:bg-accent-800 focus:bg-accent-800 active:bg-accent-800 hover:text-secondary-100 focus:text-secondary-100 active:text-secondary-100" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/united-states/">SEE MORE</a> </div> <div class="col-span-full pt-8"> <h2 class="flag-heading"> More in Around the World </h2> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/swiss-army-coronavirus-response/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=267&h=200 267w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=533&h=400 533w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=288&h=216 288w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=539&h=404 539w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=280&h=210 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=289&h=217 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=370&h=278 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=308&h=231 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/euniyrkxqaercwu-1.jpg?w=50&h=38 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="The Swiss army is using old-school models to plan their war on COVID-19" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/swiss-army-coronavirus-response/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The Swiss army is using old-school models to plan their war on COVID-19 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The Swiss army is using old-school models to plan their war on COVID-19</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jaredkeller/">Jared Keller</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-30T18:13:55-04:00"> Mar 30 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-spouse-coronavirus/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png?quality=85&w=368" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png 368w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png?w=283&h=200 283w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png?w=306&h=216 306w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png?w=280&h=198 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png?w=289&h=204 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png?w=308&h=218 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-27-at-101247-am.png?w=50&h=35 50w" sizes="(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px" loading="lazy" alt="Army spouse dies of COVID-19 complications" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-spouse-coronavirus/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Army spouse dies of COVID-19 complications </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Army spouse dies of COVID-19 complications</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/">Haley Britzky</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-27T14:25:55-04:00"> Mar 27 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-troops-depart-iraqi-base-near-mosul/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/2020-03-26t122605z_1_lynxmpeg2p10e_rtroptp_4_iraq-security-usa-1.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="US troops depart Iraqi base near Mosul in nationwide drawdown" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-troops-depart-iraqi-base-near-mosul/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> US troops depart Iraqi base near Mosul in nationwide drawdown </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">US troops depart Iraqi base near Mosul in nationwide drawdown</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-26T14:40:19-04:00"> Mar 26 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-medic-covid-19/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg?w=308&h=200 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg?w=332&h=216 332w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg?w=280&h=182 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg?w=289&h=188 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg?w=370&h=241 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/coronavirus-ventilators-2-1.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="The Army is asking retired medics and nurses to come back on active-duty for COVID-19 response" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-medic-covid-19/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The Army is asking retired medics and nurses to come back on active-duty for COVID-19 response </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The Army is asking retired medics and nurses to come back on active-duty for COVID-19 response</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/">Paul Szoldra</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-25T22:07:30-04:00"> Mar 25 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-military-limits-large-meetings/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?quality=85&w=675" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg 1200w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=675&h=450 675w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=990&h=660 990w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=1035&h=690 1035w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=606&h=404 606w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=1128&h=752 1128w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=1041&h=694 1041w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/1000w_q95-2.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" loading="lazy" alt="US military finally puts limits on large meetings to fight the spread of COVID-19" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-military-limits-large-meetings/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> US military finally puts limits on large meetings to fight the spread of COVID-19 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">US military finally puts limits on large meetings to fight the spread of COVID-19</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jeff-schogol/">Jeff Schogol</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-25T19:06:02-04:00"> Mar 25 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/waffle-house-coronavirus/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?w=359&h=200 359w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?w=388&h=216 388w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?w=280&h=156 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?w=289&h=161 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?w=370&h=206 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?w=308&h=171 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/flames-1.png?w=50&h=28 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="You know things are officially f*cked when Waffle House starts to close" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/waffle-house-coronavirus/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> You know things are officially f*cked when Waffle House starts to close </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">You know things are officially f*cked when Waffle House starts to close</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jaredkeller/">Jared Keller</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-25T18:19:57-04:00"> Mar 25 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/covid-19-relief-bill-veterans/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?quality=85&w=899" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg 1200w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=768&h=385 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=899&h=450 899w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=399&h=200 399w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=799&h=400 799w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=431&h=216 431w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=807&h=404 807w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=280&h=140 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=289&h=145 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=370&h=185 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=308&h=154 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/18989665.jpg?w=50&h=25 50w" sizes="(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px" loading="lazy" alt="COVID-19 relief bill contains nearly $20 billion for veterans" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/military-life/covid-19-relief-bill-veterans/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> COVID-19 relief bill contains nearly $20 billion for veterans </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">COVID-19 relief bill contains nearly $20 billion for veterans</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-25T17:58:52-04:00"> Mar 25 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-special-operations-command-coronavirus-tweet/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?quality=85&w=458" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=458&h=450 458w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=203&h=200 203w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=407&h=400 407w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=220&h=216 220w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=411&h=404 411w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=280&h=275 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=289&h=284 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=370&h=364 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=308&h=303 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-25-at-95247-am-1.png?w=50&h=50 50w" sizes="(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px" loading="lazy" alt="This AFSOC tweet about COVID-19 is the dumbest thing we’ve seen today" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-special-operations-command-coronavirus-tweet/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> This AFSOC tweet about COVID-19 is the dumbest thing we’ve seen today </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">This AFSOC tweet about COVID-19 is the dumbest thing we’ve seen today</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jaredkeller/">Jared Keller</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-25T14:17:08-04:00"> Mar 25 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-span-full flex justify-center"> <a class="smart-linkpacks-see-more-link no-underline min-w-[281px] w-full md:max-w-[281px] h-auto rounded-3px py-3 px-6 inline-flex justify-center font-bold rounded-grid-post whitespace-nowrap bg-accent-900 text-primary-900 hover:bg-accent-800 focus:bg-accent-800 active:bg-accent-800 hover:text-secondary-100 focus:text-secondary-100 active:text-secondary-100" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/">SEE MORE</a> </div> <div class="col-span-full pt-8"> <h2 class="flag-heading"> More in News </h2> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/esper-roosevelt-evac/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg?w=343&h=200 343w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg?w=370&h=216 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg?w=280&h=163 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg?w=289&h=169 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg?w=308&h=180 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/22018221-3.jpg?w=50&h=29 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="Esper says he won’t evacuate coronavirus-stricken carrier after ship captain’s letter warns of ‘unnecessary risk’ of keeping sailors onboard" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/esper-roosevelt-evac/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Esper says he won’t evacuate coronavirus-stricken carrier after ship captain’s letter warns of ‘unnecessary risk’ of keeping sailors onboard </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Esper says he won’t evacuate coronavirus-stricken carrier after ship captain’s letter warns of ‘unnecessary risk’ of keeping sailors onboard</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-31T23:42:59-04:00"> Mar 31 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-clerk-anchor-fort-carson/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?w=430&h=200 430w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?w=465&h=216 465w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?w=280&h=130 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?w=289&h=134 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?w=370&h=172 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?w=308&h=143 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/imgonline-com-ua-frameblurred-q24elxaxykbyrgi-1.jpg?w=50&h=23 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="That time an Army supply clerk accidentally ordered a $28,000 anchor at Fort Carson" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-clerk-anchor-fort-carson/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> That time an Army supply clerk accidentally ordered a $28,000 anchor at Fort Carson </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">That time an Army supply clerk accidentally ordered a $28,000 anchor at Fort Carson</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/">Haley Britzky</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-31T17:23:36-04:00"> Mar 31 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-fitness-test-delay-coronavirus/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=582" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=594 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1187 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1583 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=582&h=450 582w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=259&h=200 259w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=854&h=660 854w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=517&h=400 517w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=1081&h=836 1081w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=893&h=690 893w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=279&h=216 279w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=523&h=404 523w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=1156&h=894 1156w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=973&h=752 973w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=898&h=694 898w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=216 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=1113 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=223 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=286 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=238 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6132455-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=39 50w" sizes="(max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px" loading="lazy" alt="Army delays ACFT start date over COVID-19" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-fitness-test-delay-coronavirus/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Army delays ACFT start date over COVID-19 </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Army delays ACFT start date over COVID-19</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/">Haley Britzky</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-30T18:33:08-04:00"> Mar 30 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-zumwalt-combat-system-installation/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?w=319&h=200 319w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?w=345&h=216 345w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?w=280&h=175 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?w=289&h=181 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?w=370&h=232 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?w=308&h=193 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/uss-zumwalt-4.jpg?w=50&h=31 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="The Navy’s first stealth destroyer is almost ready for a fight" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-zumwalt-combat-system-installation/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> The Navy’s first stealth destroyer is almost ready for a fight </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">The Navy’s first stealth destroyer is almost ready for a fight</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jaredkeller/">Jared Keller</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-30T14:34:06-04:00"> Mar 30 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-covid-medics-rejoin/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?quality=85&w=534" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=534&h=450 534w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=237&h=200 237w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=474&h=400 474w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=256&h=216 256w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=479&h=404 479w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=280&h=236 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=289&h=244 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=370&h=312 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=308&h=260 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cakbi-dod-covid-19-case-tracker-1-1.png?w=50&h=42 50w" sizes="(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px" loading="lazy" alt="Army says more than 9,000 retired medics, nurses, and docs want to help with the COVID-19 response" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-covid-medics-rejoin/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Army says more than 9,000 retired medics, nurses, and docs want to help with the COVID-19 response </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Army says more than 9,000 retired medics, nurses, and docs want to help with the COVID-19 response</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/">Paul Szoldra</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-26T22:37:33-04:00"> Mar 26 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-future-attack-and-reconnaissance-aircraft-prototypes/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?quality=85&w=600" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?w=436&h=200 436w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?w=471&h=216 471w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?w=280&h=128 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?w=289&h=132 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?w=370&h=170 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?w=308&h=141 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/screen-shot-2020-03-26-at-100216-am-1.png?w=50&h=23 50w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" loading="lazy" alt="These two copters will competing head-to-head to become the Army’s next armed scout helo" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-future-attack-and-reconnaissance-aircraft-prototypes/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> These two copters will competing head-to-head to become the Army’s next armed scout helo </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">These two copters will competing head-to-head to become the Army’s next armed scout helo</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/jaredkeller/">Jared Keller</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-26T14:09:53-04:00"> Mar 26 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-health-protection-condition-coronavirus/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?quality=85&w=675" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=768&h=512 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=1536&h=1024 1536w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=2048&h=1366 2048w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=675&h=450 675w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=300&h=200 300w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=990&h=660 990w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=600&h=400 600w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=1254&h=836 1254w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=1035&h=690 1035w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=324&h=216 324w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=606&h=404 606w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=1341&h=894 1341w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=1128&h=752 1128w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=1041&h=694 1041w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=280&h=187 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=1440&h=960 1440w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=289&h=193 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=370&h=247 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=308&h=205 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/6148797-scaled.jpg?w=50&h=33 50w" sizes="(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px" loading="lazy" alt="Army raises every installation to HPCON Charlie and announces field hospital deployments" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-health-protection-condition-coronavirus/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Army raises every installation to HPCON Charlie and announces field hospital deployments </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Army raises every installation to HPCON Charlie and announces field hospital deployments</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky/">Haley Britzky</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-25T13:57:47-04:00"> Mar 25 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mb-3"> <div class="card-post linkpack-post"> <a class="card-post-image-link block mb-4" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nsw-covid-san-diego-kitsap/"> <div class="relative"> <img class="archive-post-thumb w-full aspect-thumbnail object-cover rounded-grid-post" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?quality=85&w=840" srcset="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg 840w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=768&h=385 768w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=399&h=200 399w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=798&h=400 798w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=431&h=216 431w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=806&h=404 806w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=280&h=140 280w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=289&h=145 289w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=370&h=185 370w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=308&h=154 308w, https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/19040198.jpg?w=50&h=25 50w" sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" loading="lazy" alt="Naval Special Warfare Command now has 6 confirmed COVID-19 cases" /> </div> </a> <div class="post-content relative text-left"> <a class="card-post-title-link" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nsw-covid-san-diego-kitsap/" > <h3 class="card-post-title hover-link font-primary font-bold text-base lg:text-xl text-secondary-900 leading-tight"> <span class="mobile lg:hidden"> Naval Special Warfare Command now has 6 confirmed COVID-19 cases </span> <span class="desktop hidden lg:inline-block">Naval Special Warfare Command now has 6 confirmed COVID-19 cases</span> </h3> </a> <div class="card-post-byline-wrapper flex gap-2 items-center text-sm leading-1.4 font-semibold text-secondary-800"> <p class="card-post-byline font-secondary font-semibold text-secondary-900 text-sm pr-0 m-0"> <span class="recurrent-byline"><span class="byline-segment"><span class="byline-text">By </span><a class="hover-link no-underline hover:underline" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/paul-szoldra/">Paul Szoldra</a></span></span> </p> <span class="card-post-byline-separator">/</span> <time class="uppercase" datetime="2020-03-24T23:08:22-04:00"> Mar 24 2020 </time> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-span-full flex justify-center"> <a class="smart-linkpacks-see-more-link no-underline min-w-[281px] w-full md:max-w-[281px] h-auto rounded-3px py-3 px-6 inline-flex justify-center font-bold rounded-grid-post whitespace-nowrap bg-accent-900 text-primary-900 hover:bg-accent-800 focus:bg-accent-800 active:bg-accent-800 hover:text-secondary-100 focus:text-secondary-100 active:text-secondary-100" href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/">SEE MORE</a> </div> </div> </div> </section> </aside> </div> </main> <footer id="colophon" class="footer bg-black py-8 xl:py-24" role="contentinfo" data-module="SiteFooter"> <div class="container"> <div class="footer-logo-wrapper mb-10 xl:mb-14"> <div> <a href="/"> <img class="footer-logo max-w-footer-logo" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tap-logo-white-footer.svg?quality=85&w=128&h=55&crop=1" alt="" width="510" height="55" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="footer-columns-wrapper flex flex-col xl:grid xl:grid-cols-10 mb-10"> <div class="footer-newsletter-wrapper mb-5 xl:w-3/4 xl:col-span-2 w-full"> <h2 class="footer-newsletter-heading font-primary font-bold text-white xxl-title mb-3 w-full">NEWSLETTER SIGNUP</h2> <div class="footer-newsletter-text font-primary text-white text-sm mb-3"> <p>Sign up for Task & Purpose Today to get the latest in military news each morning, and The Pentagon Rundown for a weekly breakdown of the biggest stories every Friday.</p> </div> <a href="https://link.taskandpurpose.com/join/79r/signup-task-purpose" class="btn bg-accent-900 hover:hover:bg-button-newsletter-hover-bg focus:bg-secondary-focus footer-newsletter-cta active:bg-black text-white py-3 px-6 mb-3 rounded-grid-post"> Sign Up </a> <div class="footer-newsletter-disclaimer font-tertiary text-xs text-white xl:w-11/12"> <p>By signing up you agree to our <a href="https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/">Terms of Service</a> and <a href="https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/">Privacy Policy</a>.</p> </div> </div> <div class="footer-menu-columns order-3 xl:col-span-7" data-module="FooterNav"> <nav class="footer-columns-navigation" aria-label="Footer navigation"> <ul id="footer-columns-menu" class="menu"><li id="menu-item-320546" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-has-children menu-item-320546"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/news/"><h2 class="inline-block pr-2">News</h2><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-320547" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320547"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/analysis/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Analysis</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320548" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-320548"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-branches/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Military Branches</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320549" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category current-post-ancestor current-menu-parent current-post-parent menu-item-320549"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/around-the-world/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Around the World</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-320550" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-320550"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/culture/"><h2 class="inline-block pr-2">Culture</h2><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-320551" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320551"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/entertainment/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Entertainment</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320552" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320552"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/humor/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Humor</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320553" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320553"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/mandatory-fun/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Mandatory Fun</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-320554" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-320554"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/military-life/"><h2 class="inline-block pr-2">Military Life</h2><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-320555" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320555"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/active-duty/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Active Duty</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320556" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320556"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/enlisting/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Enlisting</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320557" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320557"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/resources/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Resources</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320558" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-320558"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/veterans/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Veterans</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-320559" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-320559"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/sponsored-content/recruitmilitary-career-center/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Career Center</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-322175" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-has-children menu-item-322175"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/history/"><h2 class="inline-block pr-2">History</h2><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-322177" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-322177"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/historical-figures/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Historical Figures</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-322178" class="menu-item menu-item-type-taxonomy menu-item-object-category menu-item-322178"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/category/past-conflicts/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Past Conflicts</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="menu-item-320545" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-320545"><a href="#"><h2 class="inline-block pr-2">More</h2><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a> <ul class="sub-menu"> <li id="menu-item-320587" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-320587"><a href="mailto:tips@taskandpurpose.com"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Got A Tip?</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-238755" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-238755"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/about-task-purpose/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">About Task & Purpose</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-210425" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-210425"><a href="https://recurrent.io/terms-and-conditions/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Terms & Conditions</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-214331" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-214331"><a href="https://recurrent.io/privacy-policy/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Privacy Policy</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> <li id="menu-item-214525" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-214525"><a href="https://taskandpurpose.com/sitemap/"><span class="inline-block pr-2">Sitemap</span><span class="dropdown-menu-caret"></span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> <div class="footer-socials-wrapper mb-5 order-2 xl:order-3 xl:col-span-1"> <h2 class="footer-socials-heading font-primary font-bold text-white xxl-title mb-5">FOLLOW US</h2> <ul class="footer-socials-list flex flex-row items-center xl:flex-col xl:items-start"> <li class="mr-7 xl:mr-0 xl:mb-8"> <a class="flex items-center gap-1 group" href="https://www.facebook.com/TaskandPurpose%20" aria-label="Facebook icon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <div class="footer-icon-wrapper w-7 h-7 flex items-center flex-shrink-0 [&>svg]:transition-all [&>svg]:duration-300 [&>svg]:group-hover:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-focus:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-active:fill-accent-900"> <svg class="facebook-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"> <path d="M452,0H60C26.916,0,0,26.916,0,60v392c0,33.084,26.916,60,60,60h392c33.084,0,60-26.916,60-60V60 C512,26.916,485.084,0,452,0z M472,452c0,11.028-8.972,20-20,20H338V309h61.79L410,247h-72v-43c0-16.975,13.025-30,30-30h41v-62 h-41c-50.923,0-91.978,41.25-91.978,92.174V247H216v62h60.022v163H60c-11.028,0-20-8.972-20-20V60c0-11.028,8.972-20,20-20h392 c11.028,0,20,8.972,20,20V452z"/> </svg> </div> </a> </li> <li class="mr-7 xl:mr-0 xl:mb-8"> <a class="flex items-center gap-1 group" href="https://twitter.com/taskandpurpose" aria-label="Twitter icon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <div class="footer-icon-wrapper w-7 h-7 flex items-center flex-shrink-0 [&>svg]:transition-all [&>svg]:duration-300 [&>svg]:group-hover:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-focus:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-active:fill-accent-900"> <svg class="twitter-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="2 2 28 28"> <path d="M7.04 2.56a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48 4.48v17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48 4.48h17.92a4.49 4.49 0 0 0 4.48-4.48V7.04a4.49 4.49 0 0 0-4.48-4.48H7.04Zm0 1.28h17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2 3.2v17.92a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2 3.2H7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1-3.2-3.2V7.04a3.19 3.19 0 0 1 3.2-3.2Zm1.335 4.48 5.903 8.386L8.32 23.68h1.6L15 17.733l4.185 5.947h5.08l-6.48-9.207L23.04 8.32h-1.6l-4.377 5.126-3.608-5.126h-5.08Zm2.45 1.28h1.961l9.03 12.8h-1.962L10.825 9.6Z" /> </svg> </div> </a> </li> <li class="mr-7 xl:mr-0 xl:mb-8"> <a class="flex items-center gap-1 group" href="https://www.instagram.com/taskandpurpose/" aria-label="Instagram icon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <div class="footer-icon-wrapper w-7 h-7 flex items-center flex-shrink-0 [&>svg]:transition-all [&>svg]:duration-300 [&>svg]:group-hover:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-focus:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-active:fill-accent-900"> <svg class="instagram-icon social-icon" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 169 169"> <path d="M122.406,0H46.654C20.929,0,0,20.93,0,46.655v75.752c0,25.726,20.929,46.655,46.654,46.655h75.752 c25.727,0,46.656-20.93,46.656-46.655V46.655C169.063,20.93,148.133,0,122.406,0z M154.063,122.407 c0,17.455-14.201,31.655-31.656,31.655H46.654C29.2,154.063,15,139.862,15,122.407V46.655C15,29.201,29.2,15,46.654,15h75.752 c17.455,0,31.656,14.201,31.656,31.655V122.407z"/> <path d="M84.531,40.97c-24.021,0-43.563,19.542-43.563,43.563c0,24.02,19.542,43.561,43.563,43.561s43.563-19.541,43.563-43.561 C128.094,60.512,108.552,40.97,84.531,40.97z M84.531,113.093c-15.749,0-28.563-12.812-28.563-28.561 c0-15.75,12.813-28.563,28.563-28.563s28.563,12.813,28.563,28.563C113.094,100.281,100.28,113.093,84.531,113.093z"/> <path d="M129.921,28.251c-2.89,0-5.729,1.17-7.77,3.22c-2.051,2.04-3.23,4.88-3.23,7.78c0,2.891,1.18,5.73,3.23,7.78 c2.04,2.04,4.88,3.22,7.77,3.22c2.9,0,5.73-1.18,7.78-3.22c2.05-2.05,3.22-4.89,3.22-7.78c0-2.9-1.17-5.74-3.22-7.78 C135.661,29.421,132.821,28.251,129.921,28.251z"/> </svg> </div> </a> </li> <li class="mr-7 xl:mr-0 xl:mb-8"> <a class="flex items-center gap-1 group" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@taskandpurpose" aria-label="TikTok icon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <div class="footer-icon-wrapper w-7 h-7 flex items-center flex-shrink-0 [&>svg]:transition-all [&>svg]:duration-300 [&>svg]:group-hover:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-focus:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-active:fill-accent-900"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 50 50"> <path d="M 9 4 C 6.2495759 4 4 6.2495759 4 9 L 4 41 C 4 43.750424 6.2495759 46 9 46 L 41 46 C 43.750424 46 46 43.750424 46 41 L 46 9 C 46 6.2495759 43.750424 4 41 4 L 9 4 z M 9 6 L 41 6 C 42.671576 6 44 7.3284241 44 9 L 44 41 C 44 42.671576 42.671576 44 41 44 L 9 44 C 7.3284241 44 6 42.671576 6 41 L 6 9 C 6 7.3284241 7.3284241 6 9 6 z M 26.042969 10 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 25.042969 10.998047 C 25.042969 10.998047 25.031984 15.873262 25.021484 20.759766 C 25.016184 23.203017 25.009799 25.64879 25.005859 27.490234 C 25.001922 29.331679 25 30.496833 25 30.59375 C 25 32.409009 23.351421 33.892578 21.472656 33.892578 C 19.608867 33.892578 18.121094 32.402853 18.121094 30.539062 C 18.121094 28.675273 19.608867 27.1875 21.472656 27.1875 C 21.535796 27.1875 21.663054 27.208245 21.880859 27.234375 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 23 26.240234 L 23 22.039062 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 22.0625 21.041016 C 21.906673 21.031216 21.710581 21.011719 21.472656 21.011719 C 16.223131 21.011719 11.945313 25.289537 11.945312 30.539062 C 11.945312 35.788589 16.223131 40.066406 21.472656 40.066406 C 26.72204 40.066409 31 35.788588 31 30.539062 L 31 21.490234 C 32.454611 22.653646 34.267517 23.390625 36.269531 23.390625 C 36.542588 23.390625 36.802305 23.374442 37.050781 23.351562 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 37.958984 22.355469 L 37.958984 17.685547 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 37.03125 16.6875 C 33.886609 16.461891 31.379838 14.012216 31.052734 10.896484 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 30.058594 10 L 26.042969 10 z M 27.041016 12 L 29.322266 12 C 30.049047 15.2987 32.626734 17.814404 35.958984 18.445312 L 35.958984 21.310547 C 33.820114 21.201935 31.941489 20.134948 30.835938 18.453125 A 1.0001 1.0001 0 0 0 29 19.003906 L 29 30.539062 C 29 34.707538 25.641273 38.066406 21.472656 38.066406 C 17.304181 38.066406 13.945312 34.707538 13.945312 30.539062 C 13.945312 26.538539 17.066083 23.363182 21 23.107422 L 21 25.283203 C 18.286416 25.535721 16.121094 27.762246 16.121094 30.539062 C 16.121094 33.483274 18.528445 35.892578 21.472656 35.892578 C 24.401892 35.892578 27 33.586491 27 30.59375 C 27 30.64267 27.001859 29.335571 27.005859 27.494141 C 27.009759 25.65271 27.016224 23.20692 27.021484 20.763672 C 27.030884 16.376775 27.039186 12.849206 27.041016 12 z"/> </svg> </div> </a> </li> <li class="mr-7 xl:mr-0 xl:mb-8"> <a class="flex items-center gap-1 group" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSq3p5NKEtyp5Rjd4ctiEbg" aria-label="Youtube icon" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"> <div class="footer-icon-wrapper w-7 h-7 flex items-center flex-shrink-0 [&>svg]:transition-all [&>svg]:duration-300 [&>svg]:group-hover:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-focus:fill-accent-900 [&>svg]:group-active:fill-accent-900"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 512 512"> <path d="m411.234 435.314h-310.468c-55.562 0-100.766-45.203-100.766-100.766v-157.096c0-55.563 45.204-100.766 100.766-100.766h310.468c55.563 0 100.766 45.203 100.766 100.766v157.097c0 55.562-45.203 100.765-100.766 100.765zm-310.468-328.628c-39.02 0-70.766 31.745-70.766 70.766v157.097c0 39.021 31.746 70.766 70.766 70.766h310.468c39.021 0 70.766-31.746 70.766-70.766v-157.097c0-39.021-31.745-70.766-70.766-70.766z"/><path d="m206.297 352.07c-2.524 0-5.051-.636-7.332-1.914-4.735-2.653-7.668-7.658-7.668-13.086v-164.08c0-5.46 2.967-10.489 7.746-13.129 4.779-2.641 10.616-2.476 15.238.431l132.218 83.13c4.393 2.762 7.046 7.599 7.016 12.788-.031 5.189-2.742 9.994-7.168 12.704l-132.217 80.95c-2.401 1.468-5.115 2.206-7.833 2.206zm15-151.931v110.159l88.767-54.347z"/> </svg> </div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="footer-disclaimer-wrapper"> <hr class="footer-divider mb-8"> <h3 class="text-white/80 block text-xs xl:text-white copyright">DISCLAIMER(S)</h3> <div class="footer-copyright font-tertiary text-xs text-white/80 block xl:text-white copyright"> <p>Articles may contain affiliate links which enable us to share in the revenue of any purchases made.<br /> Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service.<br /> © 2025<a href="https://recurrent.io/"> Recurrent</a>. All rights reserved.</p> </div> </div> </div> </footer> </div>  <style> .wp-block-embed:not(.wp-block-embed-youtube):not(:has(.wp-block-embed__wrapper iframe)), .wp-block-embed:not(.wp-block-embed-youtube):has(.wp-block-embed__wrapper > blockquote) { background-image: url('https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/themes/recurrent-base/assets/post-unavailable.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: center; background-size: contain; background-color: #bfbfbf; min-height: 300px; } .wp-block-embed:not(.wp-block-embed-youtube):not(:has(.wp-block-embed__wrapper iframe)) .wp-block-embed__wrapper, .wp-block-embed:not(.wp-block-embed-youtube):has(.wp-block-embed__wrapper > blockquote) .wp-block-embed__wrapper { visibility: hidden; } </style><script type="text/javascript" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/_static/??-eJzTLy/QTc7PK0nNK9FPzskEUrq5pboFOaXpmXnF+kWpyaVFRSC5lMziEv2sYv3ijMSi1BS9rGIdfRJ1phWBFYP02ufaGpobWxqbGBobmWUBANC4MBY=" ></script><script type="text/javascript" id="recurrent-js-before"> /* <![CDATA[ */ window._amznParam = "0000TP0000254049O0000000020250216210000"; window._amznTag = "brooklinextap-20"; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/themes/recurrent-base/js/app.js?ver=1739341327" id="recurrent-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://taskandpurpose.com/wp-content/client-mu-plugins/recurrent/dist/js/lightbox.js?m=1739341326g" ></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://stats.wp.com/e-202507.js" id="jetpack-stats-js" data-wp-strategy="defer"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="jetpack-stats-js-after"> /* <![CDATA[ */ _stq = window._stq || []; _stq.push([ "view", JSON.parse("{\"v\":\"ext\",\"blog\":\"230703056\",\"post\":\"254049\",\"tz\":\"-5\",\"srv\":\"taskandpurpose.com\",\"hp\":\"vip\",\"j\":\"1:14.2.1\"}") ]); _stq.push([ "clickTrackerInit", "230703056", "254049" ]); /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js?ver=0.1" id="twitter-widgets-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="skim-script-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var skimlinks_settings = {"skimlinks_exclude":["shop-links.co", "shop-edits.co", ""]}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type="text/javascript" defer src="//s.skimresources.com/js/138113X1700774.skimlinks.js" id="skim-script-js"></script> <script data-cfasync="false" async src="//cdn.intergient.com/1025364/75192/ramp.js"></script>  </body> </html>